Israel has decided to start developing and locally producing heavy bombs, including an alternative to the American 2,000-pound MK-84 bomb. The U.S. halted deliveries of the MK-84 due to concerns that Israel was using them in densely populated areas.
According to a report by Israel Hayom, the Ministry of Defense plans to develop production lines for the bombs that will produce small quantities during peacetime, with the capacity to rapidly increase output during emergencies.
This is reportedly expected to take between two and three years.
Security sources also told the newspaper that the shipment of the heavy 2,000-pound bombs, which was suspended at the beginning of the year, is still frozen but could be released soon.
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According to a report by Israel Hayom, the Ministry of Defense plans to develop production lines for the bombs that will produce small quantities during peacetime, with the capacity to rapidly increase output during emergencies.
This is reportedly expected to take between two and three years.
Security sources also told the newspaper that the shipment of the heavy 2,000-pound bombs, which was suspended at the beginning of the year, is still frozen but could be released soon.
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