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FY ’11 Defense Bill Continues U.S.-Israeli Missile Defense Cooperation

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Monday, April 25th, 2011

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U.S.-Israeli cooperative missile-defense programs would receive $415.1 million in the final Continuing Resolution (CR) legislation for fiscal year 2011. The CR provides funding to keep the federal government operating for the remainder of the fiscal year. For FY '12, the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) requested $106.1 million for Israeli Cooperative programs, including Arrow System improvement and the David's Sling Weapon System, Army Lt. Gen. Patrick O'Reilly, MDA director, told the House Armed Services Committee strategic forces subcommittee March 31 in…

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