German parliament approves $3.1b expansion of Arrow 3 deal with Israel

By Emanuel Fabian

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17 December 2025, 5:57 pm

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Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

The flags of Israel and Germany fly in front of the Arrow 3 missile defense system and a radar dome during an event of the German Air Force at the Holzdorf Air Base, eastern Germany, on December 3, 2025. (RALF HIRSCHBERGER / AFP)

The German parliament has approved a $3.1 billion expansion to the Arrow 3 long-range missile defense system deal with Israel, Israel’s Defense Ministry says.

This month, Israel delivered the Arrow 3 to Germany, completing a $3.5 billion deal signed two years earlier.

The expansion to the deal will “significantly increase the production rate of Arrow 3 interceptors and launchers to be supplied to Germany, substantially enhancing its air and missile defense capabilities,” the ministry says.

The contract will be signed tomorrow in Germany by Israeli and German defense officials.

In total, the Arrow agreement signed between Israel and Germany is valued at some $6.5 billion, making it the largest-ever Israeli defense export deal.