Wednesday, December 3rd, saw Germany’s military put into service the first part of a ballistic missile defence system costing roughly $4 billion (€3.42 billion), to better protect Europe amid high tensions with Russia. The Israeli-made Arrow system, developed with support from the United States, will form part of the broader European Sky Shield effort launched in the wake of the Russia-Ukraine war, which raised alarm over possible gaps in NATO’s European air defences. The deal to supply the Arrow 3 system—inked in 2023—was described as Israel’s largest-ever military export contract.
