U.S. ARMY FINALIZES DEAL FOR TWO IRON DOME SYSTEMS

摘要

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Army has finalized a deal to procure two Iron Dome missile defense systems as partof an interim cruise missile defense capability. The system is co-developed by Raytheon and Israel-basedRafael.The Iron Dome systems fulfill a congressional mandate included in the FY19 budget that directed the Army tofield two interim cruise missile defense systems by FY20. Depending on how the Iron Dome batteries performduring testing and in the field, they could feed into an enduring capability.