The Defense Ministry this week signed an multi-million dollar agreement with US company GD (General Dynamics) to acquire the mechanical parts needed to assemble state-of-the-art armored personnel carriers.
The move was based on conclusions by the security establishment following last summer’s war between Israel and Gaza-based terrorist group Hamas, the ministry said in a statement Tuesday.
The parts for the Namer, an APC built on the frame of the Merkava tank, will be delivered over the next six years and are valued at a total of $310 million. GD has already begun supplying the Defense Ministry with Namer engine parts as part of an earlier $250 million contract.(READ MORE)
