Hungary to purchase Israeli Iron Dome radars

December 14, 2020

Israel Defense:

 

The Hungarian media reported, over the weekend, that the commander of the Hungarian Armed Forces, Ferenc Korom, signed a deal for the purchase of ELM-2084 radar systems made by the Israeli company ELTA, a subsidiary of IAI. Delivery of the radars will begin in 2022, through Rheinmetall Canada. The new systems will replace old air defense radars that have been in service since Soviet times, like the P-37, PRV-17, and ST-68U.

The number of radars to be purchased is unknown, but the Ynet website reports that the deal is expected to be larger than the one with the Czech Republic in 2018, in which eight radars worth $125 million were purchased…

 

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