Netanyahu said on Sunday, “today Israel has the ability to act against ballistic missiles that could be launched against us from Iran or anywhere else”.

PM & DM Netanyahu made the following the remarks (English captions available): In recent weeks we have carried out three pioneering secret experiments of the Arrow 3 missile. These experiments were held in the US, in Alaska, in full cooperation with our great ally the US. pic.twitter.com/u49hYMuSVC — PM of Israel (@IsraeliPM) July 28, 2019

“This is a great achievement for the security of Israel,” he added, before warning, “All of our enemies should know that we will overcome them in both defense and offense.”

Arrow-3, along with the Iron Dome, David’s Sling, and the Arrow-2 systems, is part of the multi-layered shield Israel is developing to defend against rockets fired from Gaza and Lebanon, as well as Iran’s long-range missiles.

The Arrow system, partly financed by the United States, was developed and produced by Israeli Aerospace Industries in partnership with Boeing.

Arrow-3 has been in development since 2008 and is intended to serve as Israel’s highest-altitude missile interception system. The system was last tested in January from the Palmachim air base in central Israel.

In March 2017, Israel used the Arrow-2 system for the first time when it intercepted a surface-to-air missile launched from Syria that was headed toward Israeli fighter jets returning from an operation over Syria.