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Eugene

(61,900 posts) Mon Feb 25, 2013, 10:04 AM Feb 2013

Israel successfully tests Arrow 3 missile interceptor

Source: BBC

25 February 2013 Last updated at 11:22 GMT

Israel successfully tests Arrow 3 missile interceptor

Israel's defence ministry says it has carried out a successful test of its new missile interceptor system.

Arrow 3 detects an incoming missile, intercepts it and destroys it with a second missile above the earth's atmosphere.

Officials said the cutting-edge system had been designed to defend Israel from the threat of a strike from Iran.

Monday's test was conducted alongside US forces and is the first time the system has been tested.

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Israel successfully tests Arrow 3 missile interceptor (Original Post) Eugene Feb 2013 OP

Was it a "success" in the way the star wars intercepts were "successful"? Tempest Feb 2013 #1

Made it out of the atmosphere, eh? Great job. bemildred Feb 2013 #2

Just a question. R. Daneel Olivaw Feb 2013 #3

Tempest

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1. Was it a "success" in the way the star wars intercepts were "successful"?

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Mon Feb 25, 2013, 11:07 AM

Feb 2013

By placing a homing device on the target missile as our military did and then claimed success?

bemildred

(90,061 posts)

2. Made it out of the atmosphere, eh? Great job.

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Mon Feb 25, 2013, 11:12 AM

Feb 2013

R. Daneel Olivaw

(12,606 posts)

3. Just a question.

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Mon Feb 25, 2013, 02:10 PM

Feb 2013

Israel already has the Iron Dome missile defense system, which - officials say - intercepted up to 85% of missiles fired from Gaza towards populated areas during the conflict in November 2012.

Does anybody know how Iron Dome does against MIRVs?

That would be the real test.

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