Israeli Upper Tier

Abstract

This project provides funding for the Upper Tier component of the Arrow Weapon System (AWS) development. The Upper Tier Interceptor will enhance Israel`s indigenous capability to defend against short and medium range ballistic missiles by increasing the battle space by a factor of four. The scope of the Upper Tier Program covers interceptor development, testing, initial lot production, and integration with the Block 5 AWS. In addition to the geo-strategic goals of the Upper Tier cooperative effort, the United States derives technical benefit from its participation in these projects and gains knowledge and experience of the Israeli Defense Forces operation of a multi-layered defense architecture. This project also includes the development of the Silver Sparrow Air-Launched Target which is necessary to validate the performance of the Arrow 3 Missile. The Upper-Tier Interceptor Project Agreement was signed in 2010. This agreement states that the project will be jointly managed by the U.S. Missile Defense Agency and the Israeli Missile Defense Organization. The agreement also documents the U.S.-Israeli cost share, in which the development costs will be equitable between the U.S. and Israel, with Israel providing matching contributions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Project
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2013
Source ID
MD20_0603913C_4_0400_PB_2013

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Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering.
  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.

Technology Areas

  • Space

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