Arrow 3 air defense system notches first successful intercept

For the first time ever, Israel’s most advanced air defense system, the Arrow 3, made a successful interception of a missile heading for the country’s southernmost city of Eilat, the IDF and the Defense Ministry announced, Report informs, citing The Times of Israel.

The surface-to-surface missile, apparently launched from Yemen, was intercepted by an Arrow 3 missile over the Red Sea.

It marks the first time an Arrow 3 missile has been launched in an operational incident and the first-ever interception.

The Arrow 3 was first deployed in 2017, and it is designed to take out ballistic missiles while they are still outside of the atmosphere.