Israel, US Unveil Arrow 4, Missile Defense With Eye On Hypersonic Threats
An Israeli Arrow-3 interceptor is launched from the US test range in Alaska. TEL AVIV: Israel and the U.S have begun development of the Arrow 4 ballistic missile interceptor to deal largely with new Iranian long-range ballistic missile threats. A key design feature for the new Arrow will be winglets, helping it to intercept threats inside the atmosphere, in particular hypersonic missiles. “Israel needs to plan its missiles defense capabilities for many years to come. At this point there is no hypersonic missile threat on Israel, but when you design such an advanced interceptor, this capabil...
Source: breakingdefense.com