Arrow-3 Missile Defense System is on duty in Israel
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The Israeli Defense Ministry announced the assignment of the initial combat readiness status to the new Arrow-3 missile defense system, the resource defensenews.com reported.
It is noted that Arrow-3 significantly exceeds its predecessor in its capabilities. The system is a joint US-Israeli development. On the American side, Boeing Corporation became the contractor, and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) on the Israeli side.
“The main difference between the Arrow-3 and previous models (Arrow-2 and Arrow-1) is the warhead, which hits targets with a kinetic strike. According to the developers, Arrow-3 will be able to intercept such ballistic missiles as Iranian Shihab, Syrian Scud and Lebanese Fatah-110 at trans-altitude heights. The missiles will be able to destroy targets at altitudes up to 100 km, which is considered to be the boundary of the earth’s atmosphere and space (Arrow-2 rockets rose to altitudes up to 50 km) ”, - says the publication.
The development of Arrow-3 began in 2009. The first test was carried out at the end of 2015, and the final testing was performed in 2016. Both test series were considered successful.
Israel considers its missile defense system one of the most effective in the world, capable of destroying up to 100% of enemy missiles.
“The country's defense belt consists of 3-x echelons of missile defense (short, medium and long range), each of which partially covers the area of responsibility of other systems. The Arrow-3 missile defense complexes form a long-range echelon and will gradually replace the Arrow-2 system in service with the Israeli Air Force, ”the newspaper writes.
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