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Source: http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/08/05/arms-israel-missiledefence-idINL6E8J512120120805
Eye on Iran and Syria, Israel Hardens Missile Shield
(Reuters) Dan Williams - Israel is upgrading its Arrow II ballistic missile shield in a U.S.-backed "race" against Iran, Syria and other regional enemies, a senior Israeli defense official said on Sunday. The new "Block 4" generation of guided interceptor rockets, radars and technologies for synchronizing Arrow with U.S. systems was being installed in deployed Israeli batteries, a process that would take several weeks, the official said. "The accuracy and the reach will be greater," the official said of Arrow, which has been operational since 2000 and is designed to blow up incoming missiles at altitudes high enough for non-conventional warheads to disintegrate safely. 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 U.S., for the security of the U.S., including on targets, interceptors, radars and command and control," the official said.