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March 21, 2017‘Arrow’ Successful In First Combat Duty
Israel announced that a Syrian surface-to-air missile (SAM) was intercepted using Arrow anti-ballistic missile system. The system was used to bring down a Syrian surface-to-air missile that was targeting Israeli aircraft. This incident marks the first combat use of Arrow system. Israeli media stated the missile was intercepted north of Jerusalem.
Arrow anti-ballistic missile system, also called Hetz, was jointly developed by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and the US company Boeing.
