{"id":42843,"date":"2020-12-16T21:33:42","date_gmt":"2020-12-16T21:33:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2020\/12\/16\/israels-launches-first-ever-multitier-missile-defense-test\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T23:37:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T23:37:53","slug":"israels-launches-first-ever-multitier-missile-defense-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/training-sim\/2020\/12\/16\/israels-launches-first-ever-multitier-missile-defense-test\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel launches first-ever multitier missile defense test"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Israel and the U.S. worked together to demonstrate a multilayered air defense system. (Courtesy of Israel’s Defense Ministry)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n

JERUSALEM \u2014 The Israel Missile Defense Organization and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency for the first time demonstrated a multilayered air defense system using the Iron Dome, David\u2019s Sling<\/a> and Arrow<\/a> weapon systems in a recent series of tests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cUsing this approach, a variety of threats may be identified and intercepted via full coordination and interoperability between the systems,\u201d Moshe Patel, the head of IMDO, said Monday. The organization falls under the purview of the Ministry of Defense, whose minster, Benny Gantz, praised the \u201cdevelopment of a multilayered air defense system [that] secures us from threats near and far.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Iron Dome system<\/a> has been used against rockets and other threats for the last decade, and joint development with the U.S. has supported the Arrow and David\u2019s Sling programs. Israel delivered the first of two Iron Dome batteries to the U.S. Army<\/a> earlier this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Israeli tests, which took place within the last few weeks but were announced Dec. 15, saw the systems deploy against cruise missile, UAV and ballistic missile targets.<\/p>\n\n\n\t