Israeli ARROW Program

Abstract

This project provides funding for Arrow Weapon System (AWS) development, to include the Arrow System Improvement Program (ASIP), the Arrow Missile Production Program (AMPP) for the co-production of Arrow Interceptors, the Israeli Test Bed (ITB) experiments to evaluate Human-In-The-Loop (HIL) battle management, and the Israeli Systems Architecture and Integration (ISA&I) studies to assess Israel`s future 2020 Missile Defense Architecture. The AWS provides Israel an indigenous capability to defend against short and medium range ballistic missiles. The ASIP effort will enhance the performance of the AWS to defeat longer-range and more robust ballistic missile threats expected to be introduced in the Middle East in the near future. Testing of the enhanced AWS in the U.S. against U.S. targets is planned to verify Arrow`s improved performance and capability. The ASIP also ensures AWS interoperability with the U.S. BMDS elements such as Terminal High Altitude Area Defense(THAAD), AEGIS, Command, Control, Battle Management and Communications (C2BMC), AN/TPY-2, and PATRIOT through ground tests, flight tests, and operational exercises. Co-production will continue increased production capacity of the Arrow II interceptor. The ITB and ISA&I efforts will continue to support AWS development as well as to define future missile defense architectures and growth paths. NOTE: Planned Program assumes matching Israeli financial and non-financial contributions per our international agreements.

Document Details

• Document Type: Project
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2012
• Source ID: MD26_0603913C_4_0400_PB_2012

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