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Defense Ministry signs order to purchase munition fuzes from Sderot company

 
Israel Air Force F-15i Ra'am fly at a Graduation ceremony for Israeli Air Force soldiers who have completed the IAF Flight Course, at the Hatzerim Air Base in the Negev desert. June 28, 2016.  (photo credit: Ofer Zidon /Flash90.)
Israel Air Force F-15i Ra'am fly at a Graduation ceremony for Israeli Air Force soldiers who have completed the IAF Flight Course, at the Hatzerim Air Base in the Negev desert. June 28, 2016.
(photo credit: Ofer Zidon /Flash90.)

CEO of the ministry Maj.-Gen. (res.) Eyal Zamir signed the acquisition order. 

The Defense Ministry announced on Sunday it had signed an acquisition order of munition fuzes for shells with the Sderot Reshef Technologies company at a cost of NIS 120 million.

Defense Ministry announces purchase of munition fuses worth up to NIS 210 million. June 23, 2024. (Credit: Defense Ministry).

CEO of the ministry Maj.-Gen. (res.) Eyal Zamir signed the acquisition order. 

Ministry purchases Israeli-made products

The ministry further added that at the beginning of the Israel-Hamas war, it had purchased from the company additional  munition fuzes at a cost of some NIS 140 million.

The company is situated in Sderot, along with the majority of its 80 employees.

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 Defense Ministry signs purchase order, acquiring munition fuzes for shells. June 23, 2024. (credit: Spokesperson and Public Relations Division at the Ministry of Defense)
Defense Ministry signs purchase order, acquiring munition fuzes for shells. June 23, 2024. (credit: Spokesperson and Public Relations Division at the Ministry of Defense)

The  ministry said the purchase is part of its goal in promoting the acquisition of Israeli-made products, especially in areas deemed of national interest. 

Since the beginning of the war, the ministry noted it had purchased Israeli-made products at a cost amounting to tens of billions of Shekels. 

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