Tel Aviv - Israel conducted a successful test of its Arrow anti-missile missile Monday, firing the projectile at a rocket simulating an incoming Iranian Shihab missile and hitting it about 100 kilometres from Israel's coastline.

Security officials quoted on Israel Radio said the test was meant to extend the response capability of the Arrow missile system and adapt it to the threats against Israel.

"The system comprises a large number of new components. They were inserted to provide a response to future threats," Yoav Turjeman, the director of the Arrow missile project, said after the test.

"Basically, the goals we defined for ourselves were all met," he added.

Monday's test was the 18th of the anti-missile missile, and the first in which the recently modified Arrow 2 was tested in its entirety, along with a new radar system.

The arrow project is jointly funded by the United States and Israel, to provide a defence against ballistic missiles launched by Iran and Syria. (dpa)