Agreement at the Pentagon to ensure Israel's qualitative advantage Israel today

The understandings reached between Defense Minister Ganz and Secretary of Defense Asper will enable long-term procurement plans • The United States will announce the supply of weapons systems to the UAE

• Defense Minister Ganz and Secretary of Defense Asper

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Upon his return to Israel, Defense Minister Ganz and Prime Minister Netanyahu discussed the agreement signed to ensure Israel's military advantage between Defense Minister Ganz and the US Secretary of Defense.

The Minister of Defense spoke with the Prime Minister and gave an update on the discussions he held at the Pentagon and on the agreement signed between him and the Secretary of Defense I will tell to ensure the quality military advantage of the State of Israel. 

This agreement was reached after a lengthy dialogue between the Department of Defense and the Pentagon that began after the Secretary of Defense's previous visit to Washington a month ago.

The Secretary of Defense stressed that the understandings reached with the United States would enable long-term procurement plans that would provide advanced weapons systems to Israel, significantly upgrade its military capabilities, fortify Israel's security and regional military superiority, and maintain its qualitative military advantage for decades to come.

The United States will announce the supply of weapons systems to the Emirates

During the visit, US government officials informed the Secretary of Defense that the US administration plans to notify Congress in the near future of its intention to supply certain weapons systems to the UAE. 

The Prime Minister and the Minister of Defense agreed that in light of the fact that the United States is upgrading Israel's military capabilities and preserving its qualitative advantage - Israel will not oppose the sale of these systems to the United Arab Emirates.

The Prime Minister's Office said: "The new understandings were not part of the peace agreement with the United Arab Emirates and the discussion in them began only a month ago with the Secretary of Defense's visit to Washington, after the signing of the peace agreement, and ended only yesterday." 

"After a close examination by the Defense Ministry, it was decided that Israel has no objection to the supply of certain weapons systems to the United Arab Emirates, as enshrined in an agreement with the United States that upgrades Israel's military advantage and ensures its military superiority in the Middle East in the coming decades."