Plans for a European Iron Dome-style defence system continue to be controversial after Germany chose to stick with an Israeli arms manufacturer to build the multi-billion-euro weapon that forms its backbone. Founded in earnest in 2022 after Russia invaded Ukraine, the European Sky Shield Initiative numbers 21 member states, including the UK, Netherlands, Poland, Greece, and Finland, who agree to cooperate on how defence systems are procured, maintained, and used to support each other. The weapons will eventually be integrated into a preexisting NATO mission that “protects Alliance territory… a…