U.S. interceptors are depleted, making Iran decision difficult

To maintain operational readiness, the United States must promptly replenish and expand the production capacity for key munitions, such as THAAD, Patriot systems, JDAMs, missiles, drones, and artillery rounds. The bill also directed the Pentagon to stand up a U.S.–Israel Defense Industrial Base Working Group to deepen industrial integration and examine adding Israel to the National Technology and Industrial Base. Leveraging ongoing U.S.–Israel coproduction of air defenses, the United States should acquire Israel’s capable systems such as Iron Dome, David’s Sling, Arrow, and expand joint manufacturing to other systems like the recently deployed Iron Beam laser, the Rampage missile, and next-generation technologies like Arrow-4 and Arrow-5.

Author: RealClearWire

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