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Israel Successfully Completes First Flight Test Of Arrow 3 Interceptor

Monday, March 4th, 2013

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Israel’s Missile Defense Organization (IMDO) and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) successfully completed recently the first flight test of the next-generation Arrow 3 interceptor missile, according to an IMDO statement. The test began at 12:52 a.m. EST with Arrow 3 being launched from an Israeli test range and concluded with the interceptor being terminated over the Mediterranean Sea, according to Boeing [BA], who is co-developing Arrow 3 with MLM of Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI). Boeing said in addition to…

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