The United States refused to purchase the Israeli Iron Dome air defense system (Iron dome). As reported portal israeldefense.co.il, US Department of Defense has canceled planned purchase of two additional batteries of the system.
According to the publication, reason for cancellation – Israel's refusal to provide US military with source codes (source codes) system “Iron dome”. Besides, as stated by the head of the command of the US army for advanced developments, General John Murray, Israeli air defense system “didn't fit” into a unified US missile defense system.
Therefore, we are left with two very good batteries., but we cannot integrate them into our air defense system
– said General.
earlier it was reported, that the Pentagon in August 2019 bought two Iron Dome batteries from Israel (Iron dome). Later, the US Department of Defense requested permission from the US Congress to purchase two more batteries of the Israeli system.. According to the plans of the American military, two Air Defense Dome batteries, including 12 launchers, 240 interceptors, as well as the control system and radar stations, The US should have received 2023 year.
It was argued, that the Israeli system “Iron Dome” could be adopted by the US Army due to the failure of the program to create its own air defense system based on AIM-120 AMRAAM and AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles.
Meanwhile, military experts are skeptical, that the reason for the US abandonment of the Iron Dome was the inability to integrate it into the American missile defense system. The thing is, what “Iron dome” has been integrated into the Israeli air defense network for many years, consisting overwhelmingly of the MIM-23 Hawk complexes, MIM-104 Patriot и David’s Sling, which are built around American technology, supplied by Raytheon.
