According to defense sources, the decision reflects Dublin’s policy of avoiding new procurement contracts with Israeli defense companies — a move that could limit the operational capabilities of the country’s new official jet. Ireland has ordered a new Dassault Falcon 6X government aircraft at a cost of approximately €53 million, but without the FalconEye enhanced vision system. The decision follows the Irish government’s August 2024 policy prohibiting new direct procurement contracts with Israeli defense companies. Signing such a contract would have conflicted with Ireland’s procurement policy. The case illustrates how political decisions on defense procurement can have direct operational consequences, particularly when advanced technologies developed through international industrial partnerships are affected.