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Trump signs executive order to develop American-made ‘Iron Dome’ missile shield
US President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order to start building an “Iron Dome” air defense system for the United States, like the one that Israel has used to intercept thousands of rockets.
“We need to immediately begin the construction of a state-of-the-art Iron Dome missile defense shield, which will be able to protect Americans,” Trump earlier told a Republican congressional retreat in Miami.
Trump said the system “will be made right here in the USA.”
As part of its multi-layer air defense capabilities, Israel also has systems to protect against medium- and long-range projectiles.
The order also calls to “increase bilateral and multilateral cooperation on missile defense technology development, capabilities, and operations,” as well as to “increase and accelerate the provision of United States missile defense capabilities to allies and partners.”
In his remarks Monday, Trump again sung the praises of the Israeli system, which Israel has used to shoot down rockets fired by its regional foes Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon during the war sparked by the October 7, 2023, Hamas-led attack on Israel.
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