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Germany puts ballistic missile shield into service

2025-12-03 18:55:00, Kosova & Bota CNA

Germany puts ballistic missile shield into service

The German military has put into service the first part of a ballistic missile defense system worth about $4 billion, to better protect Europe at a time of high tensions with Russia.

The Israeli-made Arrow system, developed with support from the United States, will be part of the broader European Sky Shield effort, launched after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, which raised alarm about potential gaps in NATO's European air defenses.

"For the first time, we are gaining the capability for early warning and protection against long-range ballistic missiles for our population and infrastructure," said Defense Minister Boris Pistorius.

"We are strengthening the European pillar of NATO and fulfilling a NATO planning objective," he added. "We are demonstrating that Germany is taking responsibility."

The agreement to supply the Arrow 3 system, signed in 2023, was described as Israel's largest military export contract ever.

The system is designed to shoot down long-range ballistic missiles flying above the Earth's atmosphere.

The system consists of radar detection systems, launchers and interceptor missile arrays that are said to be capable of hitting targets at altitudes of up to 100 kilometers (60 miles).

An Israeli delegation joined German military officials at Holzdorf air base in eastern Germany for an official ceremony to commission the first parts of the Arrow 3 system./ CNA





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