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Germany Signs Deal To Purchase Five P-8A Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft
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Germany Set To Replace Its P-3C Orion Maritime Patrol Aircraft With The P-8A Poseidon
Germany Set To Replace Its P-3C Orion Maritime Patrol Aircraft With The P-8A Poseidon
A file photo of a U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon releasing flares over the sea. (Photo: NAVAIR)
The selection of the P-8 Poseidon emerged during a parliamentary interrogation after the United States approved a possible Foreign Military Sale of five aircraft to Germany.
The Bundesministerium der Verteidigung (BMVg), the German Federal Ministry of Defence, is looking to the Boeing P-8A Poseidon as the temporary replacement for its ageing fleet of Lockheed P-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft, according to Parliamentary State Secretary Thomas Silberhorn.
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A Palestinian man looks on after he was denied a permit by Israeli forces to attend Friday prayers in Jerusalem s Al-Aqsa mosque, outside the Israeli Qalandia checkpoint April 23, 2021. (Reuters)
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As threats to modern tanks evolve, so too must advanced defenses.
In late February Israel’s Ministry of Defense and the German Federal Ministry of Defense signed a deal to supply Rafael Advanced Defense System’s Trophy active protection system to the German military. It will be placed on Leopard 2 tanks. The system is already on Israel’s Merkava tanks and Abrams tanks in the United States. The success of Trophy in protecting main battle tanks is a major milestone for Israel and this year the system has seen ten years of operational service with Israel’s Defense Forces.
Israel’s Defense Minister Benny Gantz has praised the system as part of the country’s innovation and technology. “It is the product of Israel’s groundbreaking defense industry, which is crucial to strengthening the state’s security,” he said in February 2020. He would know the system well because as a career soldier who rose to Chief of Staff, protecting tanks in battle was key to Israel’s s
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