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Germany receives 1st Arrow 3 missile defence system

The Israeli Ministry of Defense handed over the first operational Arrow 3 system to the German Army on Wednesday | Photo: Israeli Ministry of Defense

Germany has activated the first operational elements of the Arrow 3 missile defence system, giving the country and its partners an early-warning and interception capability against long-range ballistic missiles for the first time. The €3.6-billion system—developed with Israel and the US—marks Germany’s first long-range missile shield and forms a key part of the European Sky Shield Initiative.

Navy to review LCA

With the IAF no longer interested in the development of the Mk2, the Indian Navy will undertake a process to determine if they should continue with the development of the model on their own.