SCIENCE AND WEAPONS REVIEW CABLE -- SECTION 5 OF 18

Created: 1/10/1989

OCR scan of the original document, errors are possible

ORBIT. THIS SATELLITE WILL SERVEROTOTYPE FOR FUTURE ISRAELI SATELLITES. THE ISRAELI PRESS HAS ALREADY BEGUN TO DISCUSS THE NEED FORETECCI ON SATELLITES FOR DEFENSE AGAINST ARAB HISSILES. HOWEVER, THE ISRAELIS PROBABLY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PLACEYSTEH INTO ORBITUMBER OF YEARS, AND THEY PROBABLY WILL REQUIRE ASSISTANCE FROM THE

MAKING THEIR RELIANCE ON US ASSISTANCE CRITICAL. THEY WILL ALSO FACE SIGNIFICANT TECHNICAL CHALLENGES IN INTEGRATING THE ARROW WITH ITS ASSOCIATED RADAR AND EARLY WARNINGDDITION, BECAUSE OF

FIRST-PHASE DEVELOPMENT, THE ISRAELIS PROBABLY WILL-REQUIRE CONTINUED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM THE UNITED STATES.|

IF THEY ARE SUCCESSFUL IN DEVELOPING THE ARROW ATBM SYSTEH, THE ISRAELIS PROBABLY WILL ATTEMPT TO MARKET IT BOTH IN EUROPE AND IN THE THIRD WORLD, ACCORDING TO RELIABLE REPORTING. IT TS ALSO POSSIBLE THAT THE ISRAELIS MIGHTERSION OF THE ARROWACTICAL BALLISTIC MISSILE. WE THINK THIS IS UNLIKELY, HOWEVER. BECAUSE OF ITS HIGH ACCELERATION. SUCHILE PR09ABLY WOULD BE INACCURATE.

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