ISRAEL: THE ISRAELI ARMY HAS SHOWCASED ITS LOCALLY DEVELOPED ANTI BALLISTIC MISSILE NAMED 'ARROW' DESIGNED TO INTERCEPT MISSILES IN SPACE

Record ID: 400890

  • Title: ISRAEL: THE ISRAELI ARMY HAS SHOWCASED ITS LOCALLY DEVELOPED ANTI BALLISTIC MISSILE NAMED 'ARROW' DESIGNED TO INTERCEPT MISSILES IN SPACE
  • Date: 7th November 2002
  • Summary: (W5) PALMACHIM AIRBASE, ISRAEL (NOVEMBER 7, 2002) (REUTERS) 1. LAS OF ARROW MISSILE 0.04 2. SLV OF ISRAELI AIRFORCE BASE 0.09 3. PAN ARROW MISSILE DISPLAYED 0.25 4. SV BRIGADIER GENERAL YAIR DORI SPEAKING TO PRESS 0.30 5. MCU (English) BRIGADIER GENERAL YAIR DORI SAYING "The last year we come to a very huge capabilities in t
  • Embargoed: 22nd November 2002 12:00
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  • Location: PALMACHIM AIRBASE, ISRAEL
  • Country: Israel
  • Reuters ID: LVA3P0M06RA55H14LUJ144DC50MS
  • Story Text: The Israeli army has showcased its locally developed
    anti ballistic missile, named 'Arrow' and designed to
    intercept missiles in space. The demonstration came as fears
    of regional warfare grow in the shadow of an American threat
    to launch a war on Iraq.



    The Israeli airforce demonstrated on Thursday
    (November 7, 2002) its 'Arrow' missile, a state-of-the-art
    anti-missile battery built in the centre of the country to
    fend off Iraqi attacks in the event of a U.S. assault on
    Baghdad.

    The Arrow-2 system, developed by Israel in conjunction
    with its guardian ally the United States, was displayed in
    Palmachim military base on Thursday (November 7) by the
    Israeli airforce.

    During the Gulf War, U.S. made 'Patriot' anti-missile
    systems which were deployed near Israeli towns, intercepted
    some of the Scud missiles which were launched by Iraq. But at
    least 30 of the Iraqi surface-to-surface missiles got through,
    killing one person and causing significant damage.

    "The last year we come to a very huge capabilities in the
    way that we building up our weapon systems, the arrow and the
    Patriot. We are dealing with two layers which the Patriot is
    the lower one and the arrow, which is very unique and the only
    weapon system that is operational in the world can deal with
    all type of threats that here in Israel we assess and evaluate
    that we need to confront with," Israeli airforce brigadier
    general Yair Dori told journalists at the Israeli Palmachim
    airbase.

    Arrow-2 missiles can fly at least 50 kilometres away from
    their targets and intercept diverse missiles, including
    explosive warheads, before it reaches Israel's airspace.

    A radar called "green pine" situated in a balloon, which
    has the ability to detect missiles from hundreds of kilometres
    away, was also showcased by the Israeli airforces.

    A possible U.S. attack on Iraq has heightened Israeli
    concerns over a repeat of the 1991 Gulf War, when Iraqi Scud
    missiles rained on the Jewish state.

    Israel tested the Arrow missile seven times since 2000,
    when it was ready for an operational launch. According to
    senior Israeli military source, the tests were carried out
    successfully.


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