US Scraps Missiles Over Cybersecurity Concerns

America has abandoned plans to introduce an Israeli-made missile system over fears that it may not be cyber-secure. The US Army spent $373m on the purchase of two batteries of Iron Dome missiles last year. Plans to spend a further $600m on two new batteries and Iron Dome components by 2023 have now been scrapped after Israel reportedly refused to hand over the system's source code. Without access to the source code, the army cannot integrate the batteries with its other air defense systems. The army is concerned that failure to integrate the batteries could create serious cybersecurity vulnerabilities. Speaking to the House Armed Services Tactical Air and Land Forces Subcommittee on March 5, Gen. Mike Murray, commander of Army Futures Command, said: "It took us longer to acquire those [first] two batteries than we would have liked.