JERUSALEM, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Israel successfully tested its Arrow missile defense system Friday, showing the country's ability to defend itself in a future war, officials said.
The drill was carried out to test the system's overall capabilities in detecting and tracking incoming enemy targets, The Jerusalem Post reported.
The Arrow system successfully tracked a Blue Sparrow, a missile created to imitate Iranian ballistic missiles.
The Defense Ministry said the system test was part of the military's annual training regimen.
"This is an important technological achievement and an important step in Israel's progress in the field of defense ... . The successful test demonstrated again, the high technical capabilities of engineers, technicians and employees of the Israeli security industry that participated in the test," Defense Minister Ehud Barak said.
