Israel, US jointly test anti-missile system
26 Feb 2013 8:05 AM IST
With Iran in mind, close allies Israel and the US today successfully tested the Arrow anti-missile system for the first time, giving the Jewish state defence against ‘threats in the regional arena’.
‘This is the first flight test of the Arrow 3 interceptor and was conducted at an Israeli test range over the Mediterranean Sea,’ the Israeli Defence Ministry said in a statement.
‘Israel’s Missile Defense Organisation and US Missile Defense Agency officials conducted the flight test,’ the statement said of the successful test of Arrow 3, also known as Hetz-3.
The Arrow is a jointly-produced, cutting-edge system designed to counter long-range missile attacks.
‘This is the first flight test of the Arrow 3 interceptor and was conducted at an Israeli test range over the Mediterranean Sea,’ the Israeli Defence Ministry said in a statement.
‘Israel’s Missile Defense Organisation and US Missile Defense Agency officials conducted the flight test,’ the statement said of the successful test of Arrow 3, also known as Hetz-3.
The Arrow is a jointly-produced, cutting-edge system designed to counter long-range missile attacks.
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