Israel, July 23: Israeli defence officials say three tests in the US of a missile defence system meant to shield Israel from Iranian attack have been aborted over the past week.
They say an upgraded version of the already-deployed Arrow 2 was being tested off the coast of California. They say communication glitches between the missile and the radar led U.S. defense officials to abort.
They spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to disclose details of the tests.
State-run Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. is producing the Arrow together with Chicago-based Boeing Co.
The defense officials say the Arrow 2 was meant to intercept a dummy Iranian Shihab missile. But they say U.S. officials stopped the launch of the intercepting missile because of the communications glitch.
—-Agencies