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Thursday, June 02, 2011

Congress c'tee approves budget for Israeli missiles

Arrow anti-ballistic missileThe House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee yesterday approved a record budget for US-Israeli missile defense programs for fiscal year 2012, which begins in October - $235.7 million.

The funding is on top of the $205 million special grant for the procurement of more Iron Dome anti-missile batteries announced by President Barack Obama and already appropriated by Congress, and it is in addition to the $3 billion in annual US military aid.

US aid for joint missile defense programs with Israel totaled $217.7 million for fiscal year 2011.

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