U.S., Israel to Test Arrow Missile Interceptor

Israel and the United States are set to conduct a test Thursday of the jointly developed Arrow missile interceptor, Israeli officials said yesterday (see GSN, April 29).

An Arrow battery has been sent to a U.S. naval base in California for the test, which would involve an attempt to shoot down a Scud ballistic missile over the Pacific Ocean, according to the Associated Press.

This would be the first live effort to shoot down a Scud with the Arrow, a television report indicated. The Arrow could be used against Iran’s long-range Shahab-3 missile, the report said (Associated Press, July 26).

A successful test would demonstrate that “the Arrow can protect the state of Israel from ground-to-ground missiles that already exist, and from those that will be developed in the coming years,” officials said (Ellis Shuman, IsraelInsider.com, July 27).

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