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Israel, US carry out joint missile test during Kerry visit
JERUSALEM (AFP)
Israel and the United States carried out a joint missile test Friday, the defense ministry said, as US Secretary of State John Kerry pushed for a Middle East peace deal.
The Israel Missile Defense Organization and US Missile Defense Agency completed a "successful" launch of the Arrow-3 anti-ballistic missile system over the Mediterranean, an Israeli defense ministry statement said.
The Arrow, designed to counter long-range missiles, has successfully intercepted missiles similar to Iran's Shihab-3 in a variety of test conditions.
In November, Israel and the US tested David's Sling, a separate part of the Jewish state's missile defense system.
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