In the US capital - Washington, the world's weapons exhibition AUSA-2017 is held. Israel, among other things, demonstrates on it its system of anti-missile defense "Iron Dome".
According to Yedioth Ahronoth, the US Department of Defense is considering buying the Iron Dome. This system is manufactured by the Israeli company Rafael. The United States needs the "Iron Dome" to protect American troops deployed in Europe and elsewhere around the world.
Today, the US Army does not have such a system for firing on missiles, aircraft, helicopters or unmanned aerial vehicles, and therefore the Pentagon is interested in the possibility of obtaining the "Iron Dome", developed in Israel with US cooperation.
About a year ago, the United States conducted a successful verification of the Iron Dome system, which intercepted missiles that were launched from the US military multi-purpose launcher.
Recently, the US Department of Defense also announced that it will begin the process of acquiring Israeli armor to protect its crews Abrams tanks. Armor, which was also developed by the company "Rafael", is installed on the tanks of the IDF.