Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael SecurityShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeA U.S. Navy Tomahawk missile launch during the war with Iran in March. Each missile costs about $2.6 million. Credit: U.S. Navy via APA Defense Ministry review could mark a shift in Israeli strategic thinking – and a step toward Netanyahu's "Super Sparta" visionHagai Amitand Sagi Cohen 02:41 PM • July 23 2026 IDTThe Israeli Defense Ministry is examining the possible acquisition of cruise missiles, Haaretz has learned. The ministry's Directorate of Defense Research and Development is conducting a preliminary review of the purchase that could be worth hundreds of millions of shekels.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:IDFScience & TechnologyIsrael - IranIsrael - U.S.Benjamin NetanyahuCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesU.S.-Saudi DealIranGazaPalestinian AuthorityLindsey GrahamIsrael ElectionsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastRelying Less on Fighter Jets? Israel Weighs Massive Cruise Missile PurchaseThe 100 Year Itch: Marilyn Monroe's Last Message Is Still RelevantBehind Every Israeli Who Bombs and Burns Is a Mother or Wife Who Refuses to KnowOver 1,000 Jews Visit Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa/Temple Mount Compound for Tisha B'AvU.S., Iran Exchange Fire for 12th Night in a Row; Houthis Target Saudi TankersRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIThe Most Optimistic Israeli in Jerusalem Is Leaving the CountryAs Ground Invasion Looms, U.S. and Iran Want Wild-card Israel Out of the FightThe Original Ozempic Society of Ancient RomeBetween Messi and Milei: How Argentina Became Israel's Team at the World CupDemocrats Rejected U.S. Aid to Israel, and AIPAC Couldn't Stop Them'Choose Hope': Natalie Portman Backs Arab-Jewish Party Ahead of Israeli Election