Israel has improved the Arrow-2 missile defense system to protect the country from possible aggression from Iran and Syria. reports this The Associated Press , citing a source in the country's Ministry of Defense.

According to the agency's interlocutors, Strela-2 received a new radar and sensors, as well as an improved command and control system. Haaretz, citing its sources, writes that the updated Strela-2 will be able to intercept missiles and projectiles with a range of up to 300 kilometers. In particular, the complex will be able to intercept M600 missiles used by Syria and the radical Lebanese Hezbollah movement .

Initially, Strela-2 was developed to intercept Syrian and Iranian long-range missiles. For short-range missiles and projectiles, Israel has developed the Iron Dome complex. In total, the IDF planned to deploy 10-15 Iron Dome batteries throughout the country.

Currently, Israeli specialists, with the support of the American company Boeing, are developing the Strela-3 missile defense system . The new system will be able to intercept ballistic missiles such as the Iranian Shihab, Syrian Scud or Lebanese Fatah-110 with a range of 400 to two thousand kilometers and at an altitude of up to one hundred kilometers.

The third component of Israel's multi-level missile defense system will be the David's Sling complex.
The anti-missile system will be able to intercept missiles of various types at a distance of 40 to 300 kilometers.

Israel has improved its missile defense system