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Israel And U.S. Complete Test Intercept Of Arrow-3 Missile Defense System

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2019

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Israel And U.S. Complete Test Intercept Of Arrow-3 Missile Defense System

The Israel Missile Defense Organization and U.S. Missile Defense Agency successfully completed a test intercept of the Arrow-3 Weapon System in January 2019. (Photo: U.S. Missile Defense Agency)

Israel successfully conducted a test of the Arrow-3 ballistic missile defense system on Jan. 22, the U.S. and Israel said on Tuesday. The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) worked with the Israel Missile Defense Organization (IMDO) of the Directorate of the Defense Research and Development (DDR&D) at the Israeli Ministry of Defense to perform the test. The test occurred at a test site in central Israel. After the MRBM target was launched, Arrow Weapons System radars detected it, then transferred…

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