Israel Signs Deal to Provide Czech Republic With Missile Defense Technology

December 6, 2019

The Algemeiner:

The Israeli and Czech Defense Ministries have signed an agreement that will see Israel provide the Czech Republic with state-of-the-art aerial defense technology, it was announced on Thursday.

The Israeli news site Mako reported that the deal — amounting to over NIS 400 million (approximately $115 million) in value — was officially inked at a ceremony held at the Czech Defense Ministry headquarters in Prague.

Under the terms of the arrangement, Israel will provide the Czechs with eight of its multi-mission radar (MMR) systems, which are an integral part of the Jewish state’s multi-layered missile defense network, which includes the famous Iron Dome.

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