{"id":30169,"date":"2019-01-22T17:38:17","date_gmt":"2019-01-22T17:38:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2019\/01\/22\/israel-touts-successful-test-of-arrow-3-missile-interceptor\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T22:32:01","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T22:32:01","slug":"israel-touts-successful-test-of-arrow-3-missile-interceptor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/mideast-africa\/2019\/01\/22\/israel-touts-successful-test-of-arrow-3-missile-interceptor\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel touts successful test of Arrow-3 missile interceptor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">JERUSALEM \u2014 Israel said Tuesday that it has successfully <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/mideast-africa\/2017\/12\/04\/target-glitch-prompts-a-no-test-for-us-israel-arrow-3-missile-interceptor\/\" target=\"_blank\">tested the country\u2019s advanced missile defense system<\/a> capable of defending against long-range ballistic missile threats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu toured an Israeli aerospace facility following the test and leveled a thinly veiled warning at Iran, just days after Israel struck Iranian military targets in neighboring Syria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOur enemies who seek to destroy us should know that Israel\u2019s clenched fist will reach all those who wish ill upon us, and we will settle accounts with them,\u201d Netanyahu said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Defense Ministry said the successful test of the Arrow-3 interceptor is \u201ca major <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/smr\/space-missile-defense\/2017\/08\/02\/israel-begins-concept-work-on-arrow-4-defender\/\" target=_blank>milestone<\/a>\u201d in Israel\u2019s ability to defend itself \u201cagainst current and future threats in the region.\u201d It comes a couple days after Israel thwarted an Iranian missile attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The test also came amid mounting tensions between Israel and Iran along its northern border with Syria. Israel is concerned about Iran establishing military bases in neighboring Syria as the eight-year civil war winds down.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/training-sim\/2018\/01\/10\/israel-cancels-second-missile-defense-test-in-a-month\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"232\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Arrow-3-pic-2.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Israel cancels second missile defense test in a month<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Arrow-3 is part of the multilayered system Israel is developing to defend against both short- and mid-range rockets fired from the Gaza Strip and Lebanon.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Monday, Israel claimed responsibility for a series of air raids against Iranian military targets near the Syrian capital Damascus, hours after Israel intercepted a missile launched by Iranian forces at the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights. The missile launch followed a rare Israeli daytime attack on Syria on Sunday near the Damascus airport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Arrow-3, which intercepts missiles outside the atmosphere, is part of the multilayered system Israel is developing to defend against both short- and mid-range rockets fired from Gaza and Lebanon, as well as Iran\u2019s long-range missiles. It includes Iron Dome, David\u2019s Sling and the Arrow-2 systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was developed by Israel Aerospace Industries and U.S. aviation giant Boeing, and became operational in January 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Israel has already deployed Arrow to counter Syrian missiles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The test came amid mounting tensions between Israel and Iran along its northern border with 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