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U.S.-Israeli Missile Intercept Exercise Successful
An improved version of a joint U.S.-Israeli Arrow antiballistic missile destroyed a missile during a test yesterday off the coast of California, Associated Press reported (see GSN, July 27). “The objective of the test was to demonstrate the Arrow system’s improved performance against a target that represents a threat to Israel,” the U.S. Missile Defense Agency said in a press release. “The test represented a realistic scenario that could not have been tested in Israel due to test-field safety restrictions,” the agency added. The target missile was “a short-range target representative of a threat Israel might encounter,” said agency spokesman Chris Taylor, who would not confirm whether it was a Scud missile. The exercise was the 12th Arrow intercept test, according to AP. The complete system, which also includes radar and communications equipment, has now been tested seven times. Yesterday’s test was “the first attempt against a target which represents the real threat,” according to Israeli Defense Ministry official Ariyeh Hertzog. “It was a perfect trial, from the point of view of acquiring the target and destroying it,” he said (John Antczak, AP/Amarillo Globe- News, July 29).
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