Israel conducts successful test intercept by upgraded Arrow

摘要

The Israeli Arrow (Chetz) Anti-Tactical Ballistic Missile (ATBM) successfully intercepted a simulated Iranian Shahab-3 medium-range ballistic missile (IRBM) during a test-firing on 7 April, writes Gareth Jennings.rnThis interception is the 17th test-intercept of the Arrow system, but it marks the first test interception by an upgraded Arrow 2.rnAfter the launch of the target, it was acquired by the weapon system's fire-control radar (FCR), which sent its data to the battle management command-and-control (BMC) centre and fired the interceptor.