Israel developed its first surface-to-surface Cruise missile. Officials in Washington confirmed a report to appear in Jane’s Defense Weekly next week that Israel modified its Delilah air-to-surface missile to achieve targets 200 miles away when launched from the ground. Israel plans to expand the range of the missile. Such a missile may prove a deterrent to missiles reportedly developed by Iran.
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