The recordWhat this system is, where it comes from, who operates it and which of Vigil’s modules it is relevant to — with the evidence each of those rests on.
Record
Conflict relevance
This is the catalogue's single record for this system. It is relevant to the module below; each module's Force Atlas shows how it is used there.
Operators
Israel and the Gulf: Operated by the air force's air-defence array; the three tiers recorded as one capability.
Battlefield role
Defence of a small state against everything from rockets to medium-range ballistic missiles, with interceptors allocated by threat and trajectory.
Strengths
Years of real engagements, a command system that matches interceptor to threat, American co-funding that sustains production, and a fourth Arrow tier entering service.
Limitations
Finite interceptor stocks against an opponent whose method is volume — the constraint the 2025 and 2026 wars made visible — and performance known through the parties' own claims, which this module does not adopt. Sites, batteries and stocks are not recorded.
Documented conflict use
The Iranian missile and drone attacks of April and October 2024, June 2025 and 2026, alongside American and allied defences; interception rates are published as claims.
Documented formations
- Israeli Air Defense Array Documented · high confidence
Assessed as of2026-09Last reviewed2026-09-09