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The US Army’s two Iron Dome batteries are still in transit to Israel, according to a senior service official. And it seems the Army isn’t expecting them to come back anytime soon.

The deal with Israel was done under a “cost to lease under an [foreign military sales] FMS case: [It] was the fastest way to get Israel the Iron Dome batteries and the missiles,” Army acquisition head Doug Bush told reporters today, providing the most detailed explanation the service has given since it announced plans to ship the two batteries to Israel in the wake of the Oct. 7 attacks by Hamas. 

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