Must Read Alaska – Israel is likely the most high-profile customer to date that will use the Alaska Aerospace launch facility in Kodiak. A launch is on schedule for later this year, as Israel tests that nation’s advanced missile-defeating system.
The test was to be conducted last year but was delayed, according to the Jerusalem Post, due to a technical issue involving the communication system.
The launch of the Arrow-3 interceptor will test how it can defend Israel against long-range ballistic missiles, according to the newspaper. It can take out a nuclear warhead at high altitudes.
Although the date for the launch is a secret, a Must Read Alaska analysis of prior launches indicates it is likely to be in the early fall, rather than summer or winter.
Tensions in the region between Israel, Iran, and the border of Syria continue, even as the civil war in Syria appears to be coming to a close. Israel worries that Iran will establish military bases in Syria, for the purpose of launching nuclear weapons.
