Iron Dome Batteries May be Deployed Outside US Bases In Iraq And Afghanistan

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US May Purchase Iron Dome Batteries -- Jerusalem Post

Army expresses interest in the system for deployment outside US bases in Iraq, Afghanistan; S.Korea is also interested.

Israel has received word the United States is considering issuing an official request for information from the Defense Ministry for technical specifications regarding the Iron Dome anti-rocket system, ahead of a possible purchase.

The US Army has expressed interest in the system to be deployed outside forward bases in Iraq and Afghanistan that could potentially be targeted by Katyusha rockets. The US military has discovered 107 mm. Katyushas in Iraq in the past.

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My Comment: I have to see this to believe it .... especially since there is little if any money in the U.S. budget to buy these weapon systems.

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