IAI Arrow 3

IAI Arrow 3, also called Hetz 3, is an exoatmospheric anti-ballistic missile jointly funded, developed and produced by Israel and the United States. Israel Aerospace Industries and Boeing undertook the work, which is overseen by the Israeli Ministry of Defense Homa administration and the United States Missile Defense Agency. It is designed to intercept ballistic missiles, including intercontinental ballistic missiles, during the space-flight portion of their trajectory, and its reported flight range is up to 2,400 kilometres. The two-stage interceptor relies purely on hit-to-kill technology and, unlike most kill vehicles, is propelled by a solid rocket motor with a thrust-vectoring nozzle. IAI began preliminary tests in 2011, a fly-out test from Palmachim Airbase took place on 25 February 2013, and Arrow 3 scored its first intercept in a complex test on 10 December 2015.