Arrow missile system notes successful test

Defense Ministry says recent test of components used in anti-ballistic missile system proves successful; adds test 'a milestone in system's upgrade'
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The Defense Ministry said Friday that a recent test of key components in the Hetz ("Arrow") missile system was successful.
The Arrow is an anti-ballistic surface-to-air missile system.
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The test took place in an IAF base in central Israel .According to the Defense Ministry, it did not include a missile test-fire, but rather tested the upgraded abilities of the system's radar.
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  • An IAF F-15 fighter jet taking part in the test fired a target projectile, nicknamed "blue sparrow," and the radar successfully detected it and sent the relevant data to the Arrow's command and control center.
The new system, the Defense Ministry's statement said, incorporates several links to US-made ballistic missile defense systems.
Defense sources said that the test was carried out according to the military's perennial work-plan.
"This test is a milestone the Arrow-4 system's upgrade, ahead of its delivery to the IAF," a security source added.
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