▲ The Israeli military’s Arrow defense system intercepts a missile of Yemen’s Houthi rebels at the ‘Kharman Line’, the boundary between the Earth’s atmosphere and space. It has been reported that Israel’s missile defense system has succeeded in intercepting a missile at the end of the Earth’s atmosphere.
On the 31st of last month, Yemen’s Houthi rebels, supported by Iran, launched a ballistic missile with a range of more than 1,000 km toward Israel. Accordingly, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) succeeded in intercepting it using the Arrow ballistic missile defense system.
The Israeli military intercepted a Houthi rebel missile outside Israeli territory, but did not reveal the flight path. ▲ The Israeli military’s Arrow defense system intercepts a Yemeni Houthi rebel missile at the ‘Kharman Line’, the boundary between the Earth’s atmosphere and space. However, recently. Foreign media, including the British daily newspaper Daily Mail, reported that the Israeli military’s Arrow ballistic missile appears to have flown to the Kármán line and intercepted a Yemeni rebel missile.
The Karman Line is also called the ‘boundary of space’ and represents the boundary between the vast space of space and the Earth’s atmosphere.
The Karman Line, the end point outside the Earth’s atmosphere, is at the border of 100km above sea level. As claims were raised that the Israeli military’s Arrow defense system intercepted Yemeni rebels’ missiles at that point, the area of conflict may be expanding into space. Voices of concern were raised.
What is the Arrow system that has become Israel’s ‘pride’?
The Arrow system is an Israeli missile defense system developed by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) in collaboration with the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA).
They are all mobile, so they have the advantage of being easy to relocate and avoiding preemptive attacks.
The Arrow system’s first actual combat record was in 2017, when it intercepted a surface-to-air missile launched by the Syrian government at an Israeli Air Force plane to prevent damage in anticipation of it landing on Israeli territory.
In particular, it is the first record of shooting down a ballistic missile since it was first deployed to the front line in 2000. ▲ Data photo of the Israeli military’s Arrow missile defense system. The Israeli military uses the ‘Iron Dome’ to defend against short-range rockets and artillery shells, and the ‘Iron Dome’ to intercept cruise missiles. It is equipped with a multi-layered defense network, including the specialized ‘David Sling’ and the Arrow system for high floors.
The Arrow system is again composed of an inner-atmosphere interceptor and an outer-atmosphere interceptor (Arrow 2 and Arrow 3, respectively), and it is presumed that the outer-atmosphere was used to shoot down the Yemeni rebel missile. ▲ Data photo of Arrow 3, which is in charge of the top layer of Israel’s missile defense. The Arrow system has been evaluated as being unable to prove its practical performance over 20 years after its introduction, but as this case was evaluated as confirming the ‘value’ of the Arrow, the mood in the Israeli military was heightened.
In addition, there are interpretations that the Arrow system could act as a deterrent to the escalation of war in the Middle East, and some voices say that the Middle East conflict could expand into space.
The Jerusalem Post, an Israeli media outlet, analyzed at the end of last month, “Arrow’s success in intercepting the Yemen Houthi rebels’ ballistic missile sent a message to Arab countries and armed groups that it is not easy to attack Israel.”
Reporter Song Hyeon-seo [email protected]
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2023-11-07 07:56:18
