Israeli-American commercial war in the defense industry

On August 2002 I wrote about the unfair measures the Americans are
enacting in order to get contracts for their military industry. I
wrote about the American tactic of participating in the funding of
military projects in order to choke them later.

A quote of mine from the Aug 2002 discussion: "the Lavi was a classic
case and I hope the arrow ABM wouldn't be another one."

Link to this Aug 2002 thread:
http://groups.google.com/groups?q=g:...le.com&rnum=10


Now it appears that indeed, the US vetoed the sale of the Israeli
developed Arrow missiles to India in order to sale the American
patriot missiles instead.

Don't be surprised if the US will brutally act to block similar Arrow
deals to Japan or other countries that are under a direct missile
threat.



http://www.menewsline.com/stories/20...y/01_22_2.html

WASHINGTON [MENL] -- India appears to have abandoned plans to procure
the Israeli-origin Arrow-2 missile defense system.

U.S. officials said India was told by the Bush administration that the
United States would not permit the sale of the Arrow-2, developed with
Washington in a joint project over the last 15 years. The officials
said the range of the Arrow-2 medium-tier system would affect the
balance of power with neighboring Pakistan.

Instead, the Defense Department has offered India the Patriot Advanced
Capability, or PAC-3 system for New Dehli's missile defense
requirements. Officials said India relayed a formal request for the
PAC-3 in September as part of a proposal that New Dehli join a
U.S.-led missile defense umbrella.

Officials said the sale of the PAC-3 system to India is probable but
not certain. They said the State Department and Congress want firm
assurances that India will not transfer U.S. missile technology to any
third country, particularly Iran.