Aerospace Group:

U.S.’ Two Iron Dome Batteries For Israel Are ‘In Transit’ Now, Being Leased For 11 Months

By Matthew Beinart

Tuesday, November 7th, 2023

SHARE:

U.S.’ Two Iron Dome Batteries For Israel Are ‘In Transit’ Now, Being Leased For 11 Months

Israel's Iron Dome missile defense system by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and Israel Aerospace Industries.

The two Iron Dome air defense batteries the U.S. is providing to Israel are “in transit” right now, an Army official confirmed on Tuesday, noting the systems are being leased from the Pentagon for 11 months with an option to buy the capabilities at the end of that period. Doug Bush, the Army’s top acquisition official, told reporters that leasing the Iron Dome systems to Israel for a “relatively small amount of money” under a Foreign Military Sales case was…

Congress

Munitions Fired Represent Most of $25 Billion Spent By Pentagon on Iran War So Far

Munitions fired in the two-month old “Operation Epic Fury” against Iran represent most of the $25 billion cost the Pentagon has incurred thus far in the conflict, the acting Defense […]

Congress

Slotkin: Pentagon Should Use Anthropic’s Mythos To Spot Cyber Security Gaps

The Pentagon should be using Anthropic‘s recently announced Mythos artificial intelligence model to spot gaps in cyber security, Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) said on Tuesda. “I think the thing that […]

Budd And Shaheen Bill Would Authorize 329 F-15EX Fighters

Two members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), Sen. Ted Budd (R-N.C.) and Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), have introduced the Airpower Acceleration Act, which would authorize multi-year procurements of […]

Congress

HASC’s Wittman Sees ‘Challenging’ Push For $350B In Reconciliation Funds, Wants Sustained Defense Increase

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.– Congress’ work to pass $350 billion in reconciliation funds to support the Trump administration’s push for a $1.5 trillion fiscal year 2027 defense topline is “going to […]