Israel, Germany sign $3.1 billion contract to expand Arrow air defence system

Dec 18, 2025

Flags flutter in front of a radom of the "Arrow Weapon System for Germany" pictured in Annaburg, Germany, December 3, 2025. REUTERS/Axel Schmidt — Axel Schmidt

Dec 18 (Reuters) - Israel and Germany signed ⁠a contract worth around $3.1 billion to ‍expand the Arrow-3 air and missile defence system ⁠manufactured by Israeli aerospace industries, Israel's defence ministry said on Thursday.

The ⁠contract ⁠expansion complements the initial purchase agreement ‌signed two years ago. Combined, the two agreements ‍total approximately $6.7 billion, the ministry ‌added.

(Reporting ‌by Yomna Ehab and Enas Alashray; Editing ⁠by Susan Fenton)