(Jerusalem Post) Anna Ahronheim - A flight test of the Arrow-3 weapons system was successfully carried out early Monday, Israel's Defense Ministry said. The Arrow-3 is a highly maneuverable system designed to intercept missiles when they are still outside the Earth's atmosphere. Boaz Levy, Executive VP of Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) Systems, Missiles & Space Group, said the interceptor missile "flew to its orbit deep in space... as if it were heading towards a real target in the sky." The interceptor does not carry a warhead but intercepts an incoming missile by crashing into it. Moshe Patel, Director of the Israel Missile Defense Organization, said the successful test will enable Israel to carry out a series of interception tests on the Alaskan island of Kodiak this year in cooperation with the U.S. Missile Defense Agency.
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