The US and Israel plan to stage a war game to test the interpretability of the missile defense systems the two allies have installed.

The drill will begin on Monday as part of the Juniper Cobra missile exercise which is held every two years and will end on Friday, the Jerusalem Post reported.

The daily added the maneuver is aimed at simulating response to a missile attack in the event of war with Iran, Syria and Hezbollah.

The US has deployed more than 1,000 troops to Israeli military centers for the exercise, which will mainly be held in the Negev desert, while at least a dozen missile ships with the Aegis ballistic missile defense system installed on some of them are to take part in the drill.

The exercise will test the capability of three US anti-missile systems, the THAAD, Aegis and PAC-3 as well as Israel's Arrow system.

The Juniper Cobra exercise will reportedly involve live fire from the two sides' missile defense systems. Military officials said the US may leave some missile systems in Israel after the maneuver.

The US military might also deploy several Aegis ballistic missile ships in the Mediterranean and the Red Sea.

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