The radar illuminates the target and guides the Arrow missile to within of the target.
Israeli technicians with U.S. financing have for years been developing the Arrow antimissile missile.
Later launches will be used to test Arrow missiles, designed to shoot down enemy missiles.
During 1998 the Israeli military conducted a successful test of their Arrow missile.
The test was largely simulated; it involved the firing of one Arrow missile and three dummy rockets aimed at four computer-simulated targets.
The Arrow missiles were fired in rapid succession, just seconds apart, at their simulated targets.
The Arrow missile is one of the world's few operational anti-ballistic missile systems.
Mr. Cheney is financing Israeli development of the Arrow antimissile missile.
The price of a single Arrow missile was estimated at $3 million.
The Arrow missile is launched before the threat missile's trajectory and intercept point are accurately known.
