The Israeli Defense Ministry has signed two deals with Israeli military technology company Elbit Systems to acquire thousands of heavy bombs and establish a new raw materials production plant, reports "The Times of Israel".
The agreements amount to 1 billion shekels ($275 million).
The ministry stressed that the deals are "crucial to improving the operational resilience of the Israeli Defense Forces and their construction capabilities".
Under the first agreement, Elbit will supply thousands of heavy bombs used by the Israeli Air Force. This would apparently reduce Israel's need to rely on the United States, which in late spring detained a shipment of such munitions.
Under the second agreement, Elbit will establish a "national plant for the production of raw materials mainly supplied from abroad before the war".
"The new facility will include advanced production lines for energy materials that the Israeli defense industry uses", the ministry said, adding that the project is expected to "strengthen the independence of local production and reduce dependence on imported raw materials".