ARROW DESTROYS TARGET MISSILE HEAD-ON

TEL AVIV [MENL] -- The Arrow anti-ballistic missile completed its firstfrontal interception of a target missile aimed at Israel. The Arrow-2 tracked and destroyed on Thursday an incoming Black Sparrowtarget missile fired in the Mediterranean and aimed at the Israeli coast.Israeli officials said the Arrow system tracked the target and destroyed themissile at 11:55 a.m.