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| Joint US-Israeli anti-ballistic missile system hits the mark |
| 2019-01-22 |
| [ArutzSheva] Israel and the United States conducted a joint missile test Tuesday morning of an anti-ballistic missile system. The operation Tuesday, part of a joint project of the Israeli Defense Ministry’s ‘Homa’ missile defense administration and the American Missile Defense Agency, successfully tested the Hetz 3 (Arrow 3) missile Designed to intercept and destroy long-range intercontinental ballistic missiles in space before they reenter the earth’s atmosphere, the Arrow 3 missile system was developed by Israel and the MDA. The test launch took place at a testing area in central Israel, and was hosted by Israel Aerospace Industries. During the test, a target was launched, identified by the Arrow 3’s detection system, an intercept vector calculated, and the Arrow 3 missile launched to intercept the target. Defense officials say the Arrow 3’s success paves the way for the creation of a national missile defense network, capable of intercepting medium and long-range ballistic missiles – including missiles used as delivery systems for weapons of mass-destruction. |
| Posted by:g(r)omgoru |
| #5 ??? The Arrow 3 is a completely different system from either a Patriot 2 or Patriot 3 missiles. And or course the Patriot 4 missile is the American designation for the Israeli "David's Sling" system. If anything the 2-stage Arrow 3 is most similar to Boeing's GBI. |
| Posted by: The peanut gallery 2019-01-22 18:36 |
| #4 Seems like the guidance system would have to be pretty sophisticated. |
| Posted by: Bobby 2019-01-22 11:31 |
| #3 The radar is IMI, the rocket is Patriot |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2019-01-22 10:53 |
| #2 Not the Patriot, it's an indigenous design developed by Israel. |
| Posted by: AlmostAnonymous5839 2019-01-22 09:27 |
| #1 Patriot on steroids. Not that there's anything wrong with that... |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2019-01-22 08:37 |