Rafael Advanced Defense Systems

We often talk of Israel as an example we should learn from in a number of areas. One of them, and an extremely important one, is defense.

In that context it is a welcome development that Athens has announced plans to develop a system similar to the Iron Dome, Israel's missile defense system developed with US assistance, aimed at safeguarding the country against attacks from the air.

The reference on Wednesday by Defense Minister Nikos Dendias to the need for a protective anti-aircraft system brought back to the fore a debate which has being continuing at the level of the country's military leadership over the last few years - long before the demonstration of Israel's capabilities against enemy missiles and rockets.

Greece has plans to develop an air defense system akin to Israel's sophisticated Iron Dome, aimed at safeguarding the country against airborne threats, Defense Minister Nikos Dendias told Skai TV Wednesday.

Germany will buy Israel's Iron Dome air defense system, Politico reported. The budget committee of the Bundestag approved the payment of the first tranche of 560 million euros for the purchase of the Israeli Arrow-3 air defense system.

Israel signed a 1.44 billion shekel ($400 million) deal to sell Spike anti-tank missiles to Greece, Israel's Defense Ministry said on Monday, just days after reaching a similar-sized deal to provide air defenses to newly-inducted NATO member Finland.

The Spike is a guided anti-tank missile used by many EU and NATO countries produced by Israeli state-owned defence contractor Rafael.

The procurement of Israeli-made Spike-NLOS missile systems for the needs of the Armed Forces was approved at Wednesday's regular meeting of the Council for Foreign Affairs and Defense (KYSEA), chaired by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.

The laser system will protect Israel from missiles, rockets, drones and other threats

Romania is the first country to buy Israel's Iron Dome short-range rocket interception system after the state-owned company Romaero signed a deal on Thursday with Israel's Rafael Advanced Systems.

The deal signed in Bucharest was disclosed by the Israeli manufacturer in a press release to the Israeli media. The Romanian buyer did not release any information.

India has chosen to buy anti-tank guided missiles from Israel, rejecting a rival U.S. offer, as the right-wing government clears projects worth $13.1 billion to modernise its ageing military, official sources said Oct. 26.