ARROW
3 - DEFENCE & SECURITY
News:
Iron Dome | Israel’s
missile defence shield
What's
in the news?
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Israel recently confirmed that it used its
sophisticated Arrow 3 missile interceptor against Iran-backed Houthi rebels.
Arrow-3
Missile Defence System:
- It
is an exo-atmospheric
anti-ballistic missile defence system for long-range threat engagement.
- The
missile was jointly developed by Israel
Aerospace Industries and the Missile Defence Agency in the US.
- Initially
deployed in 2017, Arrow-3 is the top layer of Israel's sophisticated
air-defence network.
- It
is designed to take out ballistic missiles while they are still outside of
the atmosphere.
Features:
- It
uses two-stage solid-fuelled
interceptors to engage short and medium-range ballistic missiles and
consists of a launcher, radar, and battle management system.
- It
provides a range of 2,400km and
can intercept threats at an altitude
of 100 km.
- It
has early warning and fire control
radar. It provides extended-range acquisition as well as multi-target
acquisition and tracking capabilities.
How
does it work?
- It
uses hit-to-kill technology to
destroy incoming missiles.
- The
missile is launched vertically, and then the direction is changed towards
the estimated interception point.
- The
high-resolution electro-optical sensor acquires the target for the kill
vehicle to hit the target and destroy the warhead.