Israel's air force is shelling out $10 million for hardened aircraft hangars capable of withstanding the threat posed by Hezbollah's missiles.
According to a report by Jane's Defense Weekly, the IAF is looking at 4,000 square meters' worth of hardened aircraft shelter space spread across 20 different unnamed sites in a bid to protect aircraft like its valuable F-35I Adirs from enemy attack.
Citing a July 12 posting by USU Federal Business Opportunities, Janes noted the work will include 1.5 kilometers of taxiways, 3.3 kilometers of service roads, 1,900 square meters of utility tunnels and 5,600 square meters of storage buildings and other associated administrative buildings and auxiliary facilities.
The Jerusalem Post reported that Home Front Command Chief Major General Tamir Yadai warned last year that 2.5 million Israelis lack adequate protection from missiles that might be fired by Hezbollah, a Shiite militant group across the Blue Line in southern Lebanon, with whom Tel Aviv has fought several wars.
israel sports a multi-layered missile defense system, including the short-range Iron Dome, the exoatmospheric Arrow system and the David's Sling missile defense system, which is designed to intercept tactical ballistic missiles, medium- to long-range rockets and cruise missiles fired at ranges between 40 kilometers and 300 kilometers, according to the Jerusalem Post.
The US Army also practiced a rapid deployment of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD)…
