Arrow missile system
Type: system
Definition
The Arrow project began in the 1980s when its design was submitted to the United States in response to President Regan’s Strategic Defense Initiative.[v] The system was promoted as a more effective theater missile defense system than the Patriot air defense platform. After a successful demonstration test, the system, called Arrow-1, underwent full-scale development and pre-production with joint funding from the United States and Israel.[vi] The original Arrow-1 interceptor had two stages, used solid-fuel, and was designed to intercept short-range ballistic missiles such as Scuds.[vii] Arrow not only provides Israel with much-needed ballistic missile defense in a hostile region, but also offers valuable technical information for the United States that can be utilized to progress U.S. and allied BMD capabilities.
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