The Missile Defense Agency expects to sign an agreement with the Israeli government by late summer that would set specific conditions for the continued development of Israel's Arrow-3 missile defense system, an agency spokesman told InsideDefense.com. Congress appropriated $30 million for the Arrow-3 program in fiscal year 2009 but MDA has not yet released the money, pending the signing of the agreement. During a May 7 briefing on the agency's FY-10 budget request, Dave Altwegg, MDA's executive director, said the...
