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| − | '''Iron Dome''' (Hebrew: כִּיפַּת בַּרְזֶל, kipat barzel) is a mobile all-weather air defense system designed by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems | + | '''Iron Dome''' (Hebrew: כִּיפַּת בַּרְזֶל, kipat barzel) is a mobile all-weather air defense system designed by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems.<ref>http://www.rafael.co.il</ref> It was developed to intercept and destroy [[artillery]] shells and short-range [[rocket]]s fired from distances of 4 to 70 kilometers away. The system, created as a defensive countermeasure to the rocket threat against [[Israel|Israel's]] civilian population, uses technology first employed in Rafael's SPYDER system.<ref>http://www.rafael.co.il/Marketing/186-704-en/Marketing.aspx</ref> Iron Dome was declared operational and initially deployed on 27 March 2011 near Beersheba. On 7 April 2011, the system successfully intercepted a Grad rocket launched from [[Gaza]] for the first time. The [[Jerusalem Post]] reported on 10 March 2012, that the system shot down 90% of rockets launched from Gaza it fired at (rockets which will land in unpopulated areas are ignored). |
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| + | In tests in early 2020, after upgrades to the Iron Dome, the system had a 100% success rate.<ref>Danan, Deborah (January 13, 2020). [https://www.breitbart.com/middle-east/2020/01/13/israels-upgraded-iron-dome-boasts-100-success-rate/ Israel’s Upgraded Iron Dome Boasts 100% Success Rate During Testing]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved January 13, 2020.</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 01:52, January 14, 2020
Iron Dome (Hebrew: כִּיפַּת בַּרְזֶל, kipat barzel) is a mobile all-weather air defense system designed by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems.[1] It was developed to intercept and destroy artillery shells and short-range rockets fired from distances of 4 to 70 kilometers away. The system, created as a defensive countermeasure to the rocket threat against Israel's civilian population, uses technology first employed in Rafael's SPYDER system.[2] Iron Dome was declared operational and initially deployed on 27 March 2011 near Beersheba. On 7 April 2011, the system successfully intercepted a Grad rocket launched from Gaza for the first time. The Jerusalem Post reported on 10 March 2012, that the system shot down 90% of rockets launched from Gaza it fired at (rockets which will land in unpopulated areas are ignored).
In tests in early 2020, after upgrades to the Iron Dome, the system had a 100% success rate.[3]
References
- ↑ http://www.rafael.co.il
- ↑ http://www.rafael.co.il/Marketing/186-704-en/Marketing.aspx
- ↑ Danan, Deborah (January 13, 2020). Israel’s Upgraded Iron Dome Boasts 100% Success Rate During Testing. Breitbart News. Retrieved January 13, 2020.