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Israel tests missile defence radar system
Feb 10, 2012, 14:44 GMT
Tel Aviv - Israel successfully tested its Arrow missile defence system Friday, the military said.
The test, carried out from an Israel Air Force base, checked the missiles upgraded radar systems.
A fighter plane launched a target projectile, nicknamed 'blue sparrow,' and the radar successfully detected it and sent the relevant data to the Arrow's command and control centre.
An interceptor missile was not launched during the test, which was aimed at testing the system's ability to detect and track incoming enemy missiles.
A statement from Defence Minister Ehud Barak called the step 'an important technological achievement and an important step in Israel's progress in the field of multi-layered defense.'
The Arrow, the development of which is jointly funded by the US, was initiated in 1988.
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