▁the ▁inner - most ▁ring ▁of ▁defense ▁( pot entially ▁NASA MS - II ). ▁ ▁Israel ▁ ▁Ar row ▁ 2 ▁ ▁The ▁Ar row ▁project ▁was ▁begun ▁after ▁the ▁U . S . ▁and ▁Israel ▁agreed ▁to ▁co - fund ▁it ▁on ▁ 6 ▁May ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁ ▁The ▁Ar row ▁AB M ▁system ▁was ▁designed ▁and ▁constructed ▁in ▁Israel ▁with ▁financial ▁support ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁by ▁a ▁mult ib ill ion - d ollar ▁development ▁program ▁called ▁" Min he let ▁H oma " ▁( W all ▁Administration ) ▁with ▁the ▁participation ▁of ▁companies ▁like ▁Israel ▁Military ▁Indust ries , ▁T ad ir an ▁and ▁Israel ▁A eros pace ▁Indust ries . ▁ ▁During ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁the ▁Isra eli ▁military ▁conducted ▁a ▁successful ▁test ▁of ▁their ▁Ar row ▁miss ile . ▁Design ed ▁to ▁intercept ▁incoming ▁miss iles ▁trav elling ▁at ▁up ▁to ▁ 2 ▁mile / s ▁( 3   km / s ), ▁the ▁Ar row ▁is ▁expected ▁to ▁perform ▁much ▁better ▁than ▁the ▁Patri ot ▁did ▁in ▁the ▁G ulf ▁War . ▁On ▁ 2 9 ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁Israel ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁carried ▁out ▁joint ▁experiment ▁in ▁the ▁US , ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁Ar row ▁was ▁launched ▁against ▁a ▁real ▁Sc ud ▁miss ile . ▁The ▁experiment ▁was ▁a ▁success , ▁as ▁the ▁Ar row ▁destroyed ▁the ▁Sc ud ▁with ▁a ▁direct ▁hit . ▁During ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁the ▁system ▁was