Israel, US in abortive missile defence test: Israel and the United States on Tuesday tested the Jewish state's Arrow 3 ballistic missile interception system, the defence ministry said, with local media reporting the trial was cut short.
"A target missile was successfully launched and tracked by the Arrow Weapon System, as part of the planned joint testing programme," the ministry said in a statement, providing no further details.
A defence ministry official was quoted by the Jerusalem Post website as saying the test was "neither a success nor a failure".
"The first part of the launch involved tracking the target missile, which was fired over the Mediterranean Sea towards Israel" in a simulated attack on Israeli airspace, Yair Ramati told the Post.
But it was decided mid-test not to fire the Arrow 3 interceptor missile, he said, citing unsuitable test conditions.
"This is not the first time that not all conditions are met for a trial," Ramati said.
