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‘Perfect execution’: Netanyahu boasts new Israeli missile defense test in US
A successful series of tests of the Israeli Arrow-3 missile defense system has prompted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to boast about the weapon’s capabilities – and to thank Washington on Twitter.
“The Arrow 3 intercepted ballistic missiles beyond the atmosphere at unprecedented altitudes and speeds,” Netanyahu wrote in his tweet. A series of tests conducted at the US Pacific Spaceport Complex-Alaska (PSCA) in Kodiak witnessed the system developed to counter long-range ballistic missiles successfully intercepting its targets three times.
בשבועות האחרונים ערכנו ניסויים סודיים פורצי דרך בטיל ״חץ 3״. הניסויים הצליחו מעבר לכל דימיון.
היום יש לישראל את היכולות לפעול נגד טילים בליסטיים שישוגרו נגדנו מאיראן ומכל מקום אחר. זהו הישג אדיר לביטחון ישראל.
יידעו כל אויבינו - גם בהגנה וגם בהתקפה - שאנחנו נוכל להם. pic.twitter.com/UhB1DZUsKf
— Benjamin Netanyahu (@netanyahu) July 28, 2019
It was the first such test of the weapon carried out outside of Israel, and the prime minister took the opportunity to express his gratitude to Tel Aviv’s allies in Washington.
During three recent tests in Alaska, the Arrow 3 intercepted ballistic missiles beyond the atmosphere at unprecedented altitudes and speeds. Perfect execution! I would like to express my deep and strong appreciation to the United States for advancing our joint security.
