Operation Pillar of Defense has shown the importance of ABM defence in that country. Israel is developing a three layer ABM defence, the external layer being provided by IAI Arrow, Arrow 3 which should be operational in two-years time having performed a successful test in late February 2013, the second being Rafael David's Sling, which should enter service soon, while Iron Dome provides defence against shorter range threats such as SRBMs and rockets. The latter was the starring system in Fall 2013, intercepting most of the threats, and is due to be upgraded with a new missile that will increase its range. Arrow 2 batteries were not used as no long range ballistic threat materialised.
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