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- [Chris] Historic and unprecedented,

that's what the U.S. and Israel

are calling the test results

of the Arrow Three weapons system.

U.S. Ambassador to Israel, David Friedman

joined Israeli PrimeMinister, Benjamin Netanyahu

at the weekly cabinet meeting.

Netanyahu addressed what he

called the recent pioneeringsecret experiments.

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- [Interpreter] They weresuccessful beyond any imagination.

The Arrow Three with complete success

intercepted ballisticmissiles beyond the atmosphere

at unprecedented altitudes and speeds.

The execution wasperfect, all precise hits.

- The results were extraordinary.

We're very proud of our partnership

with the state of Israel,the funding that we provided

for this, the technicalexpertise that we added.

- The test comes attime of growing tension

between the U.S., Britain and Iran.

The Arrow Weapons Systemwas tested against targets

that behave like the ballisticmissiles Iran is developing.

- [Interpreter] TodayIsrael has the ability

to act against ballistic missiles

that could be launched against us

from Iran or anywhere else.

This is a great achievementfor the security of Israel.

All our enemies should knowthat we will overcome them

in both defense and offense.

- [Chris] Israel transported

and deployed the ArrowThree system to Alaska

to test capabilities thatcould not be tested in Israel.

10 years in the making,

the Arrow Three BallisticMissile Defense System

is designed to interceptballistic missiles

outside the earth's atmosphere,

like intercontinental ballistic missiles.

The test also prove the ArrowThree can operate together

with the U.S. radar system.

The Arrow Three is the highest level

of Israel's four tiermissile defense system.

That includes the Iron Dome, David's Sling

and the Arrow Two Weapons Systems.

Besides the successful test of the rocket,

defense officials Netanyahu and Friedman

haled a close cooperationand strategic partnership

between the U.S. and Israel.

- This is an extraordinaryand an unprecedented example

of the cooperation betweenour two great countries

and from here may we continue to go upward

and onward in makingthe world a safer place.

- [Chris] Chris Mitchell,CBN News, Jerusalem.