Scoop: The Biden admin asked Israel for its old Hawk anti-aircraft missiles in order to transfer them to Ukraine, three Israeli and U.S. officials told Axios.
Israel purchased the Hawk system from the U.S. in the 1960s to defend itself against Egyptian and Syrian airstrikes.
A U.S. official said similar requests were made to several other countries that had the system in active service or in storage. But the Israeli officials say Shalom’s answer to the Pentagon’s request was not accurate. They stressed that while the launchers might be completely dysfunctional, the hundreds of Hawk interceptors Israel has in storage can be refurbished and used.
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