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U.S. And Israel Finish Successful Arrow-3 Intercept Tests

U.S. And Israel Finish Successful Arrow-3 Intercept Tests
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)

The U.S. and Israel successfully finished a flight test campaign for the Arrow-3 missile defense interceptor in which it defeated several target missiles in the past month, the U.S. and Israeli governments said July 28. This campaign, called Flight Test Arrow-01, demonstrated the Arrow Weapon System’s ability to affect a high altitude hit-to-kill engagement. In these tests, interceptors destroyed target missiles at the Pacific Spaceport Complex-Alaska, in Kodiak, Alaska. During the test, the Arrow-3 demonstrated an engagement capability against an…

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