NEWTOWN, Conn. - Israel has determined that a September 9 intercept test of the joint United States-Israel Arrow-2 anti-tactical ballistic missile (ATBM) system missile missed its target. Nearly a week of analysis from last Tuesday's test concluded that the Arrow-2 successfully acquired and tracked its target, yet failed to destroy it.
Experts blamed the miss on software issues that are easily corrected. They consistently described the Arrow interceptor as performing well, particularly in its ability to discriminate real from what appears to be false targets.
The Arrow 2 system uses the Green Pine radar component and is capable of intercepting ballistic missiles out to a distance of 3,000 kilometers. The primary contractor for the Arrow Weapon System is the Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), in conjunction with Boeing, Elta, and Elbit/ Elisra.
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