Israel says it successfully tests long-range missile defense

[Beastly Boy]

Source: AP

Israel said Tuesday it has successfully tested a system designed to intercept ballistic missiles outside the earth’s atmosphere.

The Arrow Weapon System is part of an array of missile defenses Israel has developed in recent years to protect itself in any future conflict with archenemy Iran or regional militant groups, such as the Lebanese Hezbollah or the Palestinian Hamas in the Gaza Strip, both allies of Iran.

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The system was developed by Israel Aerospace Industries, a state-run defense firm, in cooperation with the U.S. Missile Defense Agency.

“This test was designed to challenge every element of the Arrow Weapon System, and it performed beautifully,” said Vice Adm. Jon Hill, director of the agency. “MDA remains committed to assisting the government of Israel in upgrading its missile defense capability against current and emerging threats.”

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/business-hamas-middle-east-israel-hezbollah-265698ba667ac67f85c3ee090158e765

[oldsoftie]

1. Good for them. It will probably be needed at some point

[George II]

2. Now we've got to get Rand Paul to remove his block on the Iron Dome legislation.

[pecosbob]

3. Hope it's product description is closer to reality than Patriot

I believe they've been trying to make this sort of thing work since Ronnie Ray-Gun's Star Wars BS.

[Beastly Boy]

4. Well, looks like the US MDA is intimately involved in developing this system.

With North Korea extending the range of their rockets, I am guessing some Hawaiians will be sleeping better tonight.

[EastMeetsWest]

5. Please share that with Taiwan

I love Taiwan and the Taiwanese people, and am amazed at the sh*t they have had to put up with to finally become a free democracy. And now China is threatening to invade them, and absorb them into Xi's dictatorship. And that just sux.

Japan, too. We need a lot of systems to protect us from potential missile attacks by North Korea, and maybe even China.