▁deployed ▁successfully ▁in ▁a ▁test ▁against ▁a ▁rep licated ▁Shah ab - 3 ▁miss ile . ▁This ▁fe at ▁was ▁repeated ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁Ar row ▁ 3 ▁▁ ▁The ▁Ar row ▁ 3 ▁system ▁is ▁capable ▁of ▁ex o - at mos phere ▁inter ception ▁of ▁ball istic ▁miss iles , ▁including ▁of ▁IC B M s . ▁It ▁also ▁acts ▁as ▁an ▁anti - s at ellite ▁weapon . ▁ ▁Lieutenant ▁General ▁Patrick ▁J . ▁O ' Re illy , ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁US ▁Miss ile ▁Def ense ▁Agency , ▁said : ▁" The ▁design ▁of ▁Ar row ▁ 3 ▁promises ▁to ▁be ▁an ▁extremely ▁capable ▁system , ▁more ▁advanced ▁than ▁what ▁we ▁have ▁ever ▁attempted ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁with ▁our ▁programs ." ▁ ▁On ▁December ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁Ar row ▁ 3 ▁scored ▁its ▁first ▁intercept ▁in ▁a ▁complex ▁test ▁designed ▁to ▁validate ▁how ▁the ▁system ▁can ▁detect , ▁identify , ▁track ▁and ▁then ▁disc rim inate ▁real ▁from ▁de co y ▁targets ▁delivered ▁into ▁space ▁by ▁an ▁improved ▁Silver ▁S par row ▁target ▁miss ile . ▁According ▁to ▁officials , ▁the ▁mil estone ▁test ▁p aves ▁the ▁way ▁toward ▁low - rate ▁initial ▁production ▁of ▁the ▁Ar row ▁ 3 . ▁ ▁David ’ s ▁s ling ▁ ▁David ' s ▁S ling ▁( H eb rew : ▁ ק ל ע ▁ ד ו ד ), ▁also ▁sometimes ▁called ▁Magic