Israel &U.S. Sync Missile Defense Systems for First Time

July 6, 2016

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Breaking Israel News:

The Israeli Missile Defense Organization and the US Missile Defense Agency have successfully completed a test which aims to “sync” the two militaries’ missile defense systems, enabling a cooperative response in future conflicts, Israeli media reported on Wednesday.

The trial was “another milestone in the missile defense program, which is a cooperation between the US and Israel,” said Israel’s Defense Ministry.

“The test demonstrated the United States’ commitment for the protection of Israel as well as the interoperability between the United States and Israeli integrated defense system architecture.”

The first-ever such trial tested the physical “connectivity” between the systems, assessing if Israel’s Arrow 2, Arrow 3, and David’s Sling anti-missile technologies could successfully lock into and cooperate with the American Aegis, Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD), and Patriot systems.

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