missile sites are also hidden there and cannot to be seen from the outside. Anti-missile system According to Jane's Defence Weekly, Sdot Micha is also a location for the new Arrow 3 ABM, designed to intercept (nuclear) missiles coming from Iran. This is a joint venture of Israel and the United States and has been deployed there in the beginning of 2017. Satellite photos show the construction of four bunkers capable to withstand nuclear explosions. In each bunker a mobile launcher with six Arrow 3 missiles can be deployed. The US have accidentally published where the exact locations of the bunkers are: . Related nearby bases All larger missiles of Israel are built in the Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) MLM Division missile plant in Be'er Ya'akov, 20 km northwest to the base (). Northwest near the base is also Tel Nof Airbase where F-15 jets can be equipped with nuclear bombs probably stored in the depot of Sdot Micha (). Units IAF 2nd Wing 150th Squadron Jericho IRBM / ICBM 199th Squadron Jericho IRBM / ICBM 248th Squadron Jericho IRBM / ICBM 4 launchers with six Arrow 3 missiles each History The base was established in 1962 on the land of the depopulated Palestinian Arab village of Al-Burayj. See also Nuclear weapons and Israel References Rocket launch sites Israeli Air Force bases Israeli nuclear development