Russia unveiled that the joint Israeli and American test of an Arrow (Hetz) 2 interceptor missile which Israel claimed was successful had in fact failed

Russia unveiled that the joint Israeli and American test of an Arrow (Hetz) 2 interceptor missile which Israel claimed was successful had in fact failed.

According to Defense Ministry Spokesperson Major General Igor Konashenkov the simulated ballistic missile attack by Iran, which was supposed to be shot down in the test, was found by Russia in the Mediterranean Sea 300 kilometers (over 180 miles) away from Tel Aviv.

Earlier on Tuesday a senior official at the Ministry of Defense alleged that a Rafael-produced Sparrow missile had been fired from the Mediterranean Sea at ‘Israel’, and the system “detected and successfully intercepted” the missile. “At the correct time, it fired an Arrow 2 interceptor,” the official said.

The test was conducted by the Israeli Defense Ministry, together with the American Missile Defense Agency (MDA).

The Arrow missile defense system is designed to intercept long-range ICBM (Inter-Continental Ballistic Missiles) of the type held by Iran.

In the test, a target Ankor (Sparrow) missile was fired over the Mediterranean, with an Arrow 2 fired to intercept it. According to the Russian reports the Ankor escaped the test unharmed, landing in the sea.