The Israeli army used the "Arrow" air defense system for the first time since the start of the war to intercept a missile launched from the Red Sea area. This Israeli military action highlights the system, which has been used for the first time, and raises questions about its effectiveness, especially since it is one of the most efficient defense systems in the world.
The "Arrow" system is part of the Arrow Weapon System group and is an independent interceptive defense system, developed collaboratively by the Israeli Missile Defense Organization and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency. The “Arrow System” group is part of a family of anti-ballistic missile systems designed to meet Israel's requirements for a more effective missile defense.
The defense group "Arrow System" includes defense systems such as "Arrow-2," "Arrow-3," David's Sling, and Iron Dome. One of the main missions of this defense system is to detect, track, intercept, and destroy missiles carrying various warheads over a wide area, thus protecting strategic locations and populated centers.
In August, Israeli officials announced that the United States had agreed to sell Israel the "Arrow-3" system to Germany in a deal worth $3.5 billion. The "Arrow-3" system is designed to intercept and destroy the latest long-range threats, especially those carrying weapons of mass destruction, according to Israel Aerospace Industries.
This class is designed to intercept ballistic missiles outside the Earth's atmosphere and features a highly innovative design, weighing about half that of its predecessor "Arrow-2," while providing greater speed and range. This system also offers hypersonic capabilities and can defend a very large area, providing comprehensive defense for strategic sites and densely populated areas. It can also destroy long-range threats, including those carrying weapons of mass destruction, and provides high lethality against all types of ballistic missiles and warheads.
Additionally, it can be integrated with a battery that includes ground radar, a battle management system, launchers, and a firing control center. Furthermore, the missile system employs "hit-to-kill" technology to destroy incoming missiles where they are detected, launching the missile vertically before changing direction towards the targeted intercept point. This system offers a range of up to 2400 kilometers and can intercept threats at an altitude of 100 kilometers.
