Defense Ministry signs order to purchase munition fuzes from Sderot company

CEO of the ministry Maj.-Gen. (res.) Eyal Zamir signed the acquisition order.

JUNE 23, 2024 11:39

Israel Air Force F-15i Ra'am fly at a Graduation ceremony for Israeli Air Force soldiers who have completed the IAF Flight Course, at the Hatzerim Air Base in the Negev desert. June 28, 2016. (photo credit: Ofer Zidon /Flash90.) — Israel Air Force F-15i Ra'am fly at a Graduation ceremony for Israeli Air Force soldiers who have completed the IAF Flight Course, at the Hatzerim Air Base in the Negev desert. June 28, 2016.

(photo credit: Ofer Zidon /Flash90.)

The Defense Ministry announced on Sunday it had signed an acquisition order of munition fuzes for shells with the Sderot Reshef Technologies company at a cost of NIS 120 million.

Defense Ministry announces purchase of munition fuses worth up to NIS 210 million. June 23, 2024. (Credit: Defense Ministry).

CEO of the ministry Maj.-Gen. (res.) Eyal Zamir signed the acquisition order.

Ministry purchases Israeli-made products

The ministry further added that at the beginning of the Israel-Hamas war, it had purchased from the company additional munition fuzes at a cost of some NIS 140 million.

The company is situated in Sderot, along with the majority of its 80 employees.

Defense Ministry signs purchase order, acquiring munition fuzes for shells. June 23, 2024. (credit: Spokesperson and Public Relations Division at the Ministry of Defense)

The ministry said the purchase is part of its goal in promoting the acquisition of Israeli-made products, especially in areas deemed of national interest.

Since the beginning of the war, the ministry noted it had purchased Israeli-made products at a cost amounting to tens of billions of Shekels.