040729-N-0000X-001 Point Mugu, Calif. (July 29, 2004) – An Arrow anti-ballistic missile is launched as part of the on going United States/Israel Arrow System Improvement Program (ASIPP). The missile successfully intercepted a short-range target during tests at the Point Mugu Sea Range in Calif. This was the twelfth Arrow intercept test and the seventh test of the complete Arrow system. The objective of the test was to demonstrate the Arrow systemÕs improved performance against a target that represents a threat to Israel. The test represented a realistic scenario that could not have been tested in Israel due to test-field safety restrictions. U.S. Navy photo (RELEASED)

On February 19, Israel conducted a successful flight test of the Arrow-3 missile defense system. “A short while ago, the Defense Ministry and American MDA carried out a planned flight test of its Arrow weapons system, with an Arrow 3 interceptor,” the Defense Ministry tweeted. “The Arrow 3 interceptor was launched and carried out its mission.” The test was carried out in cooperation with the United States’ Missile Defense Agency, a co-developer of the system, and comes after two aborted tests in December and January. The Arrow-3 is designed as an exoatmospheric interceptor for ballistic missile threats.

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Israel successfully tests Arrow-3 missile defense system, Fox News
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