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Israel and the United States on Monday staged the first test flight of the latest generation of their Arrow missile defence system, the Arrow 3, the defence ministry said.
This is the first flight test of the Arrow 3 interceptor and was conducted at an Israeli test range over the Mediterranean Sea, it said in a statement.
Israels Missile Defence Organisation and US Missile Defence Agency officials conducted the flight test, it added.
The Arrow is a jointly-produced, cutting-edge system designed to counter long-range missile attacks, mainly from Israels arch-foe Iran.
A senior defence ministry official, briefing journalists on condition of anonymity, said that unlike previous versions, the latest version was designed to intercept targets above the Earths atmosphere.
It would take its place alongside the existing, lower-trajectory Arrow 2, the US-Israeli Davids Sling medium-range defence system and the home-grown Iron Dome setup, which has already seen service against short-range attack, he said.
The Arrow 3 is the upper tier for exo-atmospheric interceptions to provide the state of Israel additional opportunities for interception of incoming missiles from Iran or elsewhere.
This is the first flyout, it is the first time that (it) flew through the air, the official said. This is the first time the interceptor with all of its equipment took off and flew.
Israel tests new generation Arrow missile - thenews.com.pk
This is the first flight test of the Arrow 3 interceptor and was conducted at an Israeli test range over the Mediterranean Sea, it said in a statement.
Israels Missile Defence Organisation and US Missile Defence Agency officials conducted the flight test, it added.
The Arrow is a jointly-produced, cutting-edge system designed to counter long-range missile attacks, mainly from Israels arch-foe Iran.
A senior defence ministry official, briefing journalists on condition of anonymity, said that unlike previous versions, the latest version was designed to intercept targets above the Earths atmosphere.
It would take its place alongside the existing, lower-trajectory Arrow 2, the US-Israeli Davids Sling medium-range defence system and the home-grown Iron Dome setup, which has already seen service against short-range attack, he said.
The Arrow 3 is the upper tier for exo-atmospheric interceptions to provide the state of Israel additional opportunities for interception of incoming missiles from Iran or elsewhere.
This is the first flyout, it is the first time that (it) flew through the air, the official said. This is the first time the interceptor with all of its equipment took off and flew.
Israel tests new generation Arrow missile - thenews.com.pk
