Can Arrow 3 intercept exo-atmospheric targets?
Can Arrow 3 intercept exo-atmospheric targets?
The tests demonstrated Arrow 3’s ability to intercept exo-atmospheric targets. Israel Aerospace Industries announced in June 2009, that the Arrow 3 patented exoatmospheric interception method includes a two-stage interceptor, like the Arrow 2, but purely based on hit-to-kill technology.
When was the Arrow 3 successfully tested?
On January 3, 2014 another successful test of the Arrow 3 was conducted from Palmachim Airbase. During the test the interceptor entered space and carried out a range of maneuvers in response to a virtual incoming enemy missile.
What is the meaning of Arrow 3?
Arrow 3. The Arrow 3 or Hetz 3 (Hebrew: חֵץ 3, pronounced [ˈχet͡s]) is an exoatmospheric hypersonic anti-ballistic missile, jointly funded, developed and produced by Israel and the United States.
Can Arrow 3 detect decoy missiles?
On December 10, 2015 Arrow 3 scored its first intercept in a complex test designed to validate how the system can detect, identify, track and then discriminate real from decoy targets delivered into space by an improved Silver Sparrow target missile.
