▁W and ▁( H eb rew : ▁ ש ר ב י ט ▁ ק ס מ י ם ), ▁is ▁an ▁Israel ▁Def ense ▁Forces ▁military ▁system ▁being ▁joint ly ▁developed ▁by ▁the ▁Isra eli ▁defense ▁contract or ▁Rafael ▁Advanced ▁Def ense ▁Systems ▁and ▁the ▁American ▁defense ▁contract or ▁Ray the on , ▁designed ▁to ▁intercept ▁tact ical ▁ball istic ▁miss iles , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁medium - ▁to ▁long - range ▁rock ets ▁and ▁slower - f lying ▁cru ise ▁miss iles , ▁such ▁as ▁those ▁possessed ▁by ▁He z bol lah , ▁fired ▁at ▁ranges ▁from ▁ 4 0   km ▁to ▁ 3 0 0   km . ▁It ▁is ▁designed ▁with ▁the ▁aim ▁of ▁intercept ing ▁the ▁new est ▁generation ▁of ▁tact ical ▁ball istic ▁miss iles , ▁such ▁as ▁I sk ander . ▁ ▁Japan ▁▁ ▁Since ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁when ▁North ▁Korea ▁launched ▁a ▁Ta ep od ong - 1 ▁miss ile ▁over ▁northern ▁Japan , ▁the ▁Japanese ▁have ▁been ▁joint ly ▁developing ▁a ▁new ▁surface - to - air ▁inter ceptor ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Patri ot ▁Advanced ▁Cap ability ▁ 3 ▁( P AC - 3 ) ▁with ▁the ▁US . ▁So ▁far ▁tests ▁have ▁been ▁successful , ▁and ▁there ▁are ▁planned ▁ 1 1 ▁locations ▁that ▁the ▁P AC - 3 ▁will ▁be ▁installed . ▁A ▁military ▁sp okes man ▁said ▁that ▁tests ▁had ▁been ▁done ▁on ▁two ▁sites , ▁one ▁of ▁them ▁a ▁business ▁park ▁in ▁central ▁Tokyo , ▁and