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Saturday, July 11, 2009

IAI working on Arrow-3 anti-missile

Arrow anti-ballistic missileIsrael Aerospace Industries is pressing ahead with developing an advanced version of the Arrow anti-ballistic missile interceptor to counter the growing sophistication of Iran's ballistic missiles.

The Arrow-3, largely funded by the United States, is designed to destroy salvos of long-range Shehab and Sejil intermediate-range ballistic missiles that are currently deployed by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps or are expected to be added to their armory in the coming years.

The Israelis believe Iran currently has 100-200 Shehab-3B missiles operational and that Tehran is planning to unleash them in broadsides against the Jewish state in the event that hostilities break out.

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