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> Doesn't Israel buy most of those solutions from the US? No, the Iron Dome was developed by Israel. US funding only came at the end of development, during pro
by ars 5y ago
> Doesn't Israel buy most of those solutions from the US?
No, the Iron Dome was developed by Israel. US funding only came at the end of development, during production.
> Also, the rockets coming out of Palestine are a lot different than what would be lobbed at the US.
People always forget about: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David%27s_Sling https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David%27s_Sling and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrow_(Israeli_missile) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrow_(Israeli_missile)
- BobbyJo 5y agoBoth of those linked projects had large US defense companies involved (Raytheon and Boeing) in development and manufacturing.