02-18-2021
Arrow-4 Weapon System, Photo Credit: Israel Aerospace Industries
JERUSALEM, Israel - Israel’s Defense Ministry announced Thursday it is collaborating with the US to begin development on the next generation of Israel’s Arrow missile defense system.
The Arrow-4 system will be an interceptor missile designed to address a wide range of evolving regional threats. Arrow-4 is being developed by the Israel Missile Defense Organization (IMDO) and the US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and will replace the Arrow-2 interceptors over the next decades.
“Israel’s defense establishment is fully committed to improving its defensive and offensive capabilities against the ballistic missiles threatening our nation,” said Defense Minister Benny Gantz. “Along with the development of vital offensive capabilities, the multi-layered missile defense array is being enhanced.”
Israel and US begin Arrow-4 development An artist s rendering of the Arrow-4 missile in development. (Courtesy of Israel Aerospace Industries) JERUSALEM Israel and the United States have begun developing the Arrow-4 missile defense system that includes next-generation interceptors and will replace the Arrow-2 over the next decades, according to a statement from Israel’s Defense Ministry. “The Arrow weapon system, which was one of the first in the world to intercept ballistic missiles, will be upgraded with a significant capability, produced by Israel Aerospace Industries, in the form of the Arrow-4 interceptor. The interceptor will be the most advanced of its kind in the world and will provide a new layer of defense to the State of Israel and its citizens,” said Jacob Galifat, general manager IAI’s MLM Division.
The U.S. and Israel are collaborating on a groundbreaking missile defense system that can target and eliminate threats in the atmosphere and in space, officials from the two nations said Thursday.
Israel announces Arrow-4 development
by Yaakov Lappin & Jeremy Binnie
The Israel Ministry of Defense (MoD) announced on 18 February that work has begun on a next-generation missile for Israel’s top-tier Arrow air defence system that will be able to intercept threats both inside and outside the Earth’s atmosphere.
A computer-generated impression of the Arrow-4 (Israel Ministry of Defense Spokesperson’s Office)
The MoD said the Israel Missile Defense Organization (IMDO) and the US Missile Defense Agency have begun developing the Arrow-4 as “the next-generation of endo/exo-atmospheric interceptors in the Arrow Weapon System”.
“Arrow-4 will be an advanced, innovative interceptor missile with enhanced capabilities. It will address a wide range of evolving threats in the region and will replace the Arrow-2 interceptors over the next decades,” said the statement.
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