The Israel Missile Defense Organization (IMDO) and the US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) have announced a successful flight of the Arrow-3 interceptor missile.
This is the second flight test of the Arrow-3 interceptor. It was conducted at Israeli test range over the Mediterranean Sea.
At 08:00 on Friday, the Arrow-3 interceptor successfully launched and flew an exo-atmospheric trajectory through space, according to the test plan.
The Arrow-3 interceptor was designed to provide another layer of defense against ballistic missiles, to add interception opportunities to the joint US Israel Arrow Weapon System and to improve the active defense architecture of the State of Israel against the missile threats.
IMDO says that the successful test is a major milestone in the development of the Arrow-3 Weapon System and provides confidence in future Israeli capabilities to defeat the developing ballistic missile threat.
The flight test was conducted by IMDO and MDA officials. The main contractor for the integration and the development of the Arrow Weapon System is Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) unit MLM in conjunction with Boeing.
Published by Globes [online], Israel business news - www.globes-online.com - on January 5, 2014
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