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U.S., Israel Test Multi-Layer Anti-Missile Air Defenses
(Defense News) Barbara Opall-Rome - IDF Brig. Gen. Tzvika Haimovich, commander of Israel's Air Defense Forces, and Lt. Gen. Timothy Ray, the U.S. Air Force commander of a U.S.-Israel Joint Task Force for air and missile defense, briefed reporters Thursday on the ongoing Juniper Cobra U.S.-Israel air defense drill underway in Israel. All layers of Israel's active defense network - Arrow-2 and Arrow-3; Patriot PAC-2 air defense batteries; Iron Dome; and the not-yet-operational David's Sling Weapon System - are taking part in simulations against coordinated and sustained salvo attacks from multiple fronts. They were joined in simulated battles by the Aegis destroyer Carney and THAAD and Patriot PAC-3 batteries participating via data links from the U.S. and Europe.