Israel Tests Arrow Missile Defenses

The Israeli military successfully destroyed a mock Iranian missile on Saturday in a test of its Arrow 2 ballistic missile defense system, the Qatar News Agency reported (see GSN, April 15).

According to Israeli sources, the interceptor hit a target simulating an Iranian Shahab 3 ballistic missile.

Israel successfully conducted a similar test in late 2005 (see GSN, Dec. 2, 2005; Qatar News Agency, April 19).

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