This morning, Monday, 25 February 2013, Israel's Missile Defense Organization (IMDO) and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) completed a successful flight test of the Arrow 3 interceptor missile.

The Arrow 3 interceptor was designed to provide an additional level of defense against ballistic missiles, to add interception opportunities to the joint U.S.-Israel Arrow Weapon System and to improve the active defense architecture of the State of Israel against missile threats.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: "While Israel's hand is always extended in peace, we are always prepared for other possibilities as well. In this context, I welcome the successful test of the Arrow-3 missile; it expresses the high technological and security abilities of the State of Israel, the defense industries, the Defense Ministry and our cooperation with the US. This enables us, in any scenario of peace or of those who want to oppose peace, to contribute to the security of Israel's citizens."

This is the first flight test of the Arrow 3 interceptor and was conducted at an Israeli test range over the Mediterranean Sea. The Arrow 3 interceptor was successfully launched and flew an exo-atmospheric trajectory through space, in accordance with the test plan.

The successful test is a major milestone in the development of the Arrow 3 Weapon System and provides further confidence in future Israeli defense capabilities to defeat the developing ballistic missile threat.

Israel's Missile Defense Organization and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency officials conducted the flight test.  The main contractor for the integration and development of the Arrow Weapon System is MLM of the Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) in conjunction with Boeing.

For archive photos and videos of the previous (September 2012) Arrow 3 launch test, click on the link below:

http://www.facebook.com/#!/MODIsrael?fref=ts

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GRssm5s_l4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mlh6ILsZ9GI

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