Israel’s Defense Industry Is Preparing for a Long-Term War

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Despite Israel’s small size, it has developed a robust defense industry—and has set aside $1 billion for ongoing munitions production for the war on Iran and its allies.

Israel is pushing its defense industry to accelerate production to meet the high demand for munitions caused by the war with Iran.  

Last week, Israeli Ministry of Defense Director General Amir Baram visited the country’s three main defense companies, Elbit Systems, Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), to highlight the importance of munitions production even while at war.  

The senior Israeli defense official emphasized that replenishing the country’s strike and interceptor munitions is a main priority.  

“Months of preparation and early readiness have enabled the IDF to operate with virtually no constraints in Iran and Lebanon,” Baram said during his visit to the........

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