Paul McLeary
@paulmcleary · Diplomatic & national-security press — DC
Paul McLeary is a Politico national-security reporter.
Intersting move: Volkswagen has a deal to reuse its Osnabrück site, with Israeli company Rafael Advanced Defense Systems to start building "components for air defense systems for Germany and Europe" there. https://t.co/4HCqO5Ck5x
Here's a big one: US agrees to $5 Billion sale of Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM-ER) to Saudi. Package includes 5,004 JDAM guidance kits; 5,004 500-lb bombs; and 5,000 2,000-lb bombs. Congress needs to approve, and contracts signed.
Greece inks a huge 3 billion Euro air defense deal with Israel today that will see Greece buy David’s Sling, Barak MX and Spyder interceptors with Israeli-made radars and a command system to counter ballistic missiles, aircraft and drones.
Navy admits the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier - about to deploy - will have a longer then normal deployment in the Middle East. That war continues to suck up Navy assets, pulling from Pacific and Europe. https://t.co/GO1VQnrlNk
The admin. also like to talk about how Iran has no more Navy or Air Force, and yet...