The Israeli Ministry of Defense publicly disclosed today that Israel’s defense forces had acquired substantial quantities of equipment, particularly armor, artillery and aircraft, during the past year, in addition to the two submarines purchased from the British Navy.
The disclosure came in the Ministry’s annual survey prepared for the Israel Government Yearbook. While the survey describes types of aircraft obtained, mentioning the Super-Mystery and the Vautours obtained from France, it does not give any information on the types and nature of the armor received, except to refer to tanks and half tracks.
The Defense Ministry survey also described great development in the Israeli munitions industry. It said Israel’s munitions exports had provided employment for several hundred workers and that income from these exports covered the costs of importing raw materials required by the industry.
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