Israel is readying its combat-proven Arrow system for future missile wars with next-generation interceptors

Israel is developing new interceptors for its high-end Arrow air defense system. US Missile Defense Agency Israel is developing two next-generation interceptors for its Arrow missile defense system. One of them, Arrow 4, is nearing serial production, bringing it closer to eventual service. The interceptors could expand the capabilities of Arrow, Israel's top ballistic missile defense. After repeated battles against Iran, Israel is pushing its top ballistic-missile shield into the next generation, with one interceptor nearing serial production and another moving toward full-scale development. "We are in the very, very advanced stage of development of Arrow 4," Moshe Patel, director and general manager of the Israeli Missile Defense Organization, told Business Insider in an interview this week. Patel, who oversees Israeli air defense developments, said that the Arrow 4 interceptor will "soon be entered [into] serial production capability" and that the process has already begun.