The Maariv newspaper revealed that the coordination of Israel’s interception of Iranian missiles was between the IDF and the Pentagon.
According to the Israeli newspaper, the Arrow 3 anti-ballistic missile system intercepted 110 Iranian missiles outside the airspace of Israel or occupied territories.
What is the Arrow System?
But what is the Arrow system, which starred in the interception of Iranian drones and missiles in Israel. As BIMAtodotis explains, the Arrow 3 is an anti-ballistic system that intercepts missiles outside the atmosphere.
Out-of-atmosphere interception capability reduces the risk that the missile’s warhead, chemical or biological warfare materials, or debris will actually end up on the country’s soil. Apart from Israel, Germany is also expected to become a user of this system through the European Sky Shield initiative to create an “anti-aircraft umbrella” for Europe.
We have such missiles in our arsenal. No (for now), the same source notes. But we have the Patriots which are just as effective but somewhat shorter in range. So capable are the Patriots, we loaned an array to Saudi Arabia to protect its oil fields from Houthi drone attacks. However, this interception of more than 350 Iranian missiles and drones cost Israel dearly.
Iranian drones (also used by the Russians in Ukraine are relatively cheap, while an Arrow missile used to intercept an Iranian ballistic missile costs $3.5 million. A ‘Magic Wand’ missile costs $1 million, in addition to types of aircraft involved in intercepting Iranian drones,” Aminach said.
See how the Arrow system works
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