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Israel skips US approval to ink defense deal with NATO as Netanyahu vows to become 'independent'
Published on Jul 04, 2026 07:54 am IST
Israel has signed one of the biggest defence export deals in its history—without needing a greenlight from Washington. Rafael Advanced Defence Systems has inked a 2.3‑billion‑dollar agreement with a NATO member to supply SPYDER air defence systems, a fully Israeli‑developed platform based on Python and Derby missiles. What makes this deal politically explosive is what it bypasses.
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