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Israeli Arrow-4 Missile Interceptor To Be More Affordable For Higher Volume

Israeli Arrow-4 Missile Interceptor To Be More Affordable For Higher Volume
The U.S. Missile Defense Agency and Israel Missile Defense Organization (IMDO) of the Directorate of Defense Research and Development (DDR&D) completed a successful flight test campaign with the Arrow-3 Interceptor missile in July 2019. (Photo: Missile Defense Agency)

An Israeli official this week confirmed the new Arrow-4 missile defense interceptor being developed by Israel and the U.S. aims to be more affordable to allow a higher volume of units. The Arrow-4 is set to replace the Arrow-2 two-stage interceptor, which is geared to defend against short and medium-range ballistic missiles in the endo and exo-atmosphere realms. It uses an explosive-fragmentation warhead. The Arrow-2 was first deployed in 2000. “One can ask, okay, why do you go ahead and…

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