Israel Defense Ministry officials on Wednesday handed over the first operational Arrow 3 system to the German Army at a formal ceremony at a German Air Force base near Berlin, ministry officials said.

The development “marks a significant step in implementing the defense export contract signed between the two nations approximately two years ago, and is considered the largest defense export deal in Israel’s history,” according to an Israeli Ministry of Defense statement.

The Arrow 3 air-defense system, which is designed to intercept ballistic missiles outside the Earth’s atmosphere with exceptional long-range interception capabilities, has had hundreds of successful interceptions since the outbreak of war between Israel, Hezbollah and Iran, the statement said.

The event represented the fi

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