As
part of a long term combined Israel-U.S. project for anti-missile technology,
Defense Ministry’s Administration for the Development of Weapons
and Technological Infrastructure along with the IAF and the American missile
defense agency, successfully tested main components of the ‘Arrow’
system on Friday,February 10, 2012. The test was held at an IAF base in
central Israel.
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New
radar capabilities were tested, developed by the Arrow System Improvement
Program run by both Israel and the U.S.
An IAF F-15 aircraft launched the mock target, simulating an operational
scenario. During the test, after the attacking missile was launched, the
‘Oren Adir’ Radar recognized it and transferred the data to
the ‘fire management center’ for analysis. Simultaneously
Israeli and American detecting means tracked the target.
The test demonstrated once again the connection between the ‘Arrow’
system and the American systems included in the Ballistic Missile Defense
System.
Defense system representatives stress that the experiment was planned
ahead of time, as part of a multi-annual plan and makes up a significant
milestone in completing the fourth version of the “Arrow ”
anti-ballistic missile system to be transferred to the IAF, as well as
a continuation of the successful interception test that took place in
the U.S. approximately one year ago.
Defense Minister, Ehud Barak, congratulated the successful test and said
that, “this is an important technological achievement and an important
step in Israel’s advancement in the multi-layered defense field
and in establishing the ‘Arrow 4’ system. The successful test
proved once again the advanced technological capability of the engineers,
technicians and Israeli defense industry workers.”
The ‘Arrow’ system enables interception of missiles at great
altitudes and distances and will allow Israel to deal with the next generation
of ballistic missiles.
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