Israel successfully tests Arrow 3 anti-ballistic missile system.

Why in news?

• Boaz Levy, the president and CEO of the Israel Aerospace Industries, which manufactures the Arrow 3, said the breakthroughs were principally in the area of “algorithms,” the ways in which the systems detect incoming threats and calculate launch trajectories for interceptors.

About Arrow 3

• The test was performed at a test site in central Israel, and led by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI).
• It was developed in a joint project between the Defense Ministry’s Missile Defense Organization and the American Missile Defense Agency.
• The Arrow 3 was first tested successfully in February 2018.