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Thursday, May 15, 2014

Exclusive: Israel's David's Sling will not win Polish missile tender - official

David's Sling Weapons System Stunner MissileIsrael is poised to lose out on a deal valued at up to $13 billion to build a missile defense shield for Poland, an Israeli defense official said on Wednesday, citing lobbying by Washington on behalf of rival U.S. systems.

As compensation, the manufacturer of the Israeli David's Sling missile defense system may get a role in a future U.S.-led arms sale to Warsaw, the official, who has been briefed on the competition, told Reuters on condition of anonymity.

"The Americans will be happy, the Poles will be happy, and there'll be something left over for us," he said.

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