As Iran continues testing surface-to-surface ballistic missiles, Israel is upgrading its Arrow II ballistic missile system.

Officials in Israel quoted anonymously are quoted as saying the new ‘Block 4’ generation of guided interceptor rockets, radars and technologies for synchronizing Arrow with US systems was being installed in deployed Israeli batteries, a process that would take several weeks.

The new system provides increased accuracy and reach, with Jerusalem aware of the growing regional threats from Iran, Hizbullah and Syria to name a few.

The Pentagon and Boeing Co are partners in Arrow. Having helped underwrite Arrow, the Americans were free to draw on its technologies for their own uses, the official said.

“The policy of the (Israeli) Ministry of Defense is to provide all data to the US, for the security of the US, including on targets, interceptors, radars and command and control,” the official said.

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)