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Israel Requests $1.3 billion In FMS Munitions And Missiles

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Friday, November 2nd, 2007

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Israel wants to spend as much as $1.3 billion on missiles, munitions and associated equipment and services, according to a congressional notification Oct. 30 by the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA). Israel has requested a possible sale of 100 anti-ballistic missile Patriot Guidance Enhanced Missile Plus; 1,700 Hellfire missiles in three variants, 2,014 TOW 2A radio frequency missiles of two kinds, 5,000 M141 83mm bunker defeat munitions and more than 280,000 cartridges of various types. The request also includes non…

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