The Zionist entity held on Monday a failed missile intercept test, Israeli media reported.

Israeli Defense Ministry said a joint test of the next-generation Arrow-3 anti-ballistic missile system was cut short because of a glitch in the target missile Monday morning.

The test was planned by the Israeli Defense Ministry and American Missile Defense Agency, the ministry said in a statement.

Indeed, the target missile, a Sparrow, was fired, but it quickly became clear that it was not functioning as expected and did not meet the required U.S. safety criteria for the test. The test was therefore stopped before the Arrow-3 system could be tested, Israeli daily Haaretz reported.

The Arrow-3 system is supposed to be capable of intercepting missiles at greater ranges, greater heights and faster than the present system. The test was to take place over the Mediterranean.

The Black Sparrow missile, which is produced by Israel’s Rafael Advanced Defense Systems in cooperation with the U.S. defense firm Raytheon, is reportedly

Source: Israeli media