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Israel used a weapon it never has before to stop a missile as its enemies put every layer of its air-defense system to the test
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https://www.businessinsider.com/israel-used-new-arrow-system-first-time-stop-enemy-missile-2023-11
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Israel has confirmed the first operational use of its Arrow-3 system to stop an inbound missile as the country’s adversaries test the layers of its sophisticated air-defense network.
Houthi militants, an Iran-backed group in Yemen, claimed on Thursday that they fired a salvo of ballistic missiles at Israel, which said on Telegram that it was able to counter the attack.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) later announced that it used the Arrow-3 system to “effectively” take down the threat, marking the first operational intercept for the weapon since it was initially deployed in 2017.
According to the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), a Washington-based think tank, Arrow-2 is designed to intercept targets in the upper atmosphere while Arrow-3 can eliminate threats in space.
“The Arrow-3 system’s capabilities enable longer range, higher altitude (exo-atmospheric), and more precise ballistic missile engagements,” it adds.
After the first operational use of Arrow-2 in late October, Israeli forces relocated several ships that are capable of launching missiles to the Red Sea in a bid to bolster its defenses amid increasing threats from the Yemen-based Houthis.
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