Israel: Arrow-3 anti-missile system passed live test in US

A missile fired from Israel's Iron Dome air defence system intercepts a rocket fired from Gaza on May 5, 2019 along the Israeli-Gaza border. (File/AFP)

• Arrow-3 is billed as capable of destroying missiles in space, an altitude that would destroy any non-conventional warheads safely
• It passed the first full interception test over the Mediterranean sea in 2015 and was deployed in Israel in 2017

JERUSALEM: Israel’s US-backed Arrow-3 air defense system, billed as a bullwark against the ballistic missiles fielded by Iran and Syria, has passed a live interception test in Alaska, the Israeli Defense Ministry said on Sunday.
Jointly manufactured by Boeing Co, Arrow-3 is billed as capable of destroying missiles in space, an altitude that would destroy any non-conventional warheads safely. It passed the first full interception test over the Mediterranean sea in 2015 and was deployed in Israel in 2017.