Israel successfully tests Arrow ballistic missile interceptor

• Israel has successfully tested Arrow ballistic missile Weapon System as part of its defence upgrade measures in the face of regional threats.

• The missile system has been jointly developed by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and the US aviation giant Boeing.

Fact Punch:

• Arrow 3 is the top-tier system in Israel’s missile shield arsenal. It is more powerful compared to country’s lowest-tier defence is the short-range Iron Dome interceptor.

• It provides exo-atmospheric interception of ballistic missiles i.e. designed to shoot down missiles above the atmosphere.

• It can hit targets in space that are meant to simulate a nuclear or chemical weapon that could be launched from Iran, Syria or Hezbollah.

• The Arrow ballistic missile project was first launched in 1988 by US as part of the then Star Wars programme and was abandoned in 1993.

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