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| Israel's Iron Dome Air Defense System Explained (Video & Photos Included) by TemplarLandry: 7:45am On Oct 17, 2023 |
Israel's Iron Dome has been described as one of the most effective air defence systems on the planet. It was designed by an Israeli company named Rafael Advanced Defense Systems to respond to short-range threats from Gaza and southern Lebanon, and has intercepted thousands of rockets since it became operational in 2011. Israel's Ministry of Defence says Iron Dome is capable of handling multiple threats simultaneously, with a success rate of up to 90 per cent. But the intensity of rockets barrage from HAMAS in its surprise attack on early Saturday morning of October 7, 2023 managed to saturate the air defense system. And experts say if the Iran-backed Hezbollah gets involved — the militant Shia Muslim group based in Lebanon — then Israel will be facing much larger bombardments with much more sophisticated missiles. The short-range Iron Dome missile defence system was developed by state-owned Rafael Advanced Defence Systems, with US backing, to counter threats like rockets, mortars and drones. The system consists of three main elements: the launcher and its interceptors, a ground-based multi-mission radar, and a control system. The truck-towed air defense units essentially fire radar-guided missiles to intercept and blow up targets in midair. "It basically intercepts the rockets and missiles with its own rocket interceptors, and uses radar to detect and track them," Michael Shoebridge, director and founder of Strategic Analysis Australia, a defence and security-focused think tank, said. Israel has 10 Iron Dome batteries deployed around the country and they can provide city-sized coverage against rockets with ranges of between 4 and 70 km, according to the Israel Defense Force (IDF). Each battery (air defense system) is able to defend up to 155 square kilometres and are strategically placed around cities and populated areas. A battery includes three to four launchers, and each launcher can hold up to 20 interceptors. "Depending on how many missiles are being fired at you, you need to have overlapping coverage of your Iron Dome batteries, to give you an idea of coverage that you'd need, if you're defending against 1,000 incoming missiles, you need at least 1,000 missile interceptors." Mr Shoebridge told the ABC. Each battery reportedly costs around $157 million, and each interceptor missile around $50,000. So, to conserve interceptors, the radar system quickly determines whether a rocket is on course to hit a populated area: if not, the incoming rocket is ignored and allowed to land harmlessly. While the Iron Dome plays a key role in Israeli air defence, it doesn't work alone. It is part of Israel's multi-tier air defense alongside the David Sling system — also known as Magic Wand — which covers the middle layer, and the Arrow-3, which is designed to intercept ballistic missiles outside the earth's atmosphere. The system is highly regarded and its success rates over the past decade have gained international attention. Rafael Advanced Defense Systems says it has delivered two Iron Dome batteries to the US Army, and Ukraine has also been seeking a supply in its war with Russia. But like any air defence system, it has its weaknesses. These were displayed when it became "overwhelmed" by HAMAS' surprise attack on October 7, 2023. The terrorist group claimed around 5,000 rockets were launched at Israel in around 20 minutes, but the IDF estimated that only 2,200 were fired, but did not release figures on how many of those were intercepted. IDF said rockets were fired toward southern and central Israel, including Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. The attack by HAMAS was intended to deplete the number of missile interceptors in the Israeli systems, Dr Malcolm Davis said. He is a senior analyst in Defence Strategy at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute. "You've seen footage of these Israeli interceptor missiles blowing up HAMAS rockets in mid-air, but it's got a limited number of these interceptor missiles at any one time, so one way to defeat it is simply overwhelm it. And that's a weakness of any air defence system," he told the ABC. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74OqqMCsssc Source
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| Re: Israel's Iron Dome Air Defense System Explained (Video & Photos Included) by TemplarLandry: 7:45am On Oct 17, 2023 |
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| Re: Israel's Iron Dome Air Defense System Explained (Video & Photos Included) by JASONjnr(m): 7:47am On Oct 17, 2023 |
You didn't mention how much it's costing Israel to counter every missiles targeted at them...... But Israel will conquer it's enemies.... |
| Re: Israel's Iron Dome Air Defense System Explained (Video & Photos Included) by Thundafireseun: 7:55am On Oct 17, 2023 |
 Its very very funny how in 2023 Nigerian Christain’s are still praying to the God of Israel to fight for them When Israel uses high definition Technology to fight for themselves |
| Re: Israel's Iron Dome Air Defense System Explained (Video & Photos Included) by Ozommadu: 8:13am On Oct 17, 2023 |
Iron dome giving Islamabad terrorists and sympathisers wotowoto Hamas are still firing multiple rockets into ashkelon and ashdod isreal as of last 1hr...but you don't want isreal to protect themselves. Dey play |
| Re: Israel's Iron Dome Air Defense System Explained (Video & Photos Included) by Righteousness2(m): 8:13am On Oct 17, 2023 |
Thundafireseun: Ignorance is a great killer. That seems to be what many of you are soaked in. ISRAEL is a nation that is rooted in GOD. Till date there are people who are exempted from military service because they are dedicated to the Torah. As this war is going on, there are massive numbers of people whose sole job is to Pray, seek God's mercies on the land and remember GOD of His Covenant with Abramham , Isaac and Jacob. Just few days before these terrorists struck, the whole nation was on a fast. Offices closed, streets empty, everyone was on a fast from Netanyahu, the president to the least person. GOD is the Defender of Israel. That is why Israel is Hated. Nation's and people cannot understand how a little nation in the midst of enemies is the greatest nation. 1 Like |
| Re: Israel's Iron Dome Air Defense System Explained (Video & Photos Included) by foleskay(m): 9:15am On Oct 17, 2023 |
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