U.S., Israel to Test Joint Missile Defense System

The United States and Israel have scheduled a test flight of the Arrow antiballistic missile for this summer, Defense Daily reported today (see GSN, Jan. 20).

The Arrow, developed jointly by the two countries, is a ground-based program designed to protect Israel from short- and medium-range missiles.

“The Missile Defense Agency, in cooperation with the Israel Ministry of Defense, will conduct Arrow flight tests in the U.S. during this summer,” Defense Department officials told Defense Daily. “The tests are part of the ongoing Arrow System Improvement Program (ASIP). They are meant to demonstrate the system’s performance in scenarios that cannot be provided in Israel, due to range limitations,” officials added (Ann Roosevelt, Defense Daily, April 27).

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