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Israel confirms to develop a new generation of anti-missile systems with the United States

by YCPress

February 18th, local time, Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz announced that Israel and the United States had begun to cooperate to develop the Arrow 4 anti-aircraft missile system, and the Israel Aerospace Industry Company was the general contractor of Arrow 4.

△ Schematic diagram of “Arrow 4” anti-aircraft missile (Photo from the Israeli Ministry of Defense)

According to the introduction, as an important part of Israel’s multi-layer air defense system, Arrow 4 is the latest generation of weapons in Israel’s anti-missile missile family.

The Arrow system currently consists of Arrow, Arrow 2, and Arrow 3 interceptor shells. Its main function is to shoot down ballistic missiles and cruise missiles from enemies, including missiles that can be used to carry nuclear warheads or other unconventional missiles.