Tag: Iron Dome

The Tamir interceptor has been proven to be effective in intercepting cruise missiles, rockets, artillery, and mortar threats.

Biden was surprised to learn that one of the IDF’s top weapons technicians is a brilliant young man with autism and that Israel incorporates young people with disabilities into its ranks.

The Red Alert did not sound in the area.

Lt. Gen. Demokritos Zervakis participated in a “strategic-operational” meeting focusing on “shared security challenges in the Middle East,” according to the Israeli military.

If I were a senior IDF officer, I'd pay attention.

The test consisted of several scenarios, including rockets, cruise missiles, and UAVs.

For the first time since 2006, there were also sirens in the Jordan Valley Regional Council.

The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelming approved (420-9) legislation last September to provide $1 billion in funds, but the legislation has since stalled in the Senate.

The Lod District Court sentences Maibat Masarwa to 30 months in prison for photographing Iron Dome batteries and Lebanese border and sending the images to a Hezbollah operative.

Top on the list of the defense establishment is the acceleration of the missile and rocket interception project, led by the defense industries Rafael and Elbit.

“If we can’t defend Guam—the airbase and the other things there—it’s really hard to project power into the Pacific.”

Last week, the special $1 billion Iron Dome bill was passed in Congress with near unanimous bipartisan support.

Nearly all the votes against Israel were from the Democrat's progressive wing.

Man plans, God laughs.

The IAF bombed a Hamas underground rocket production workshop, a weapons storage site, a training facility, and a terror tunnel.

Sirens went off in Sderot and the Shaar HaNegev region.

The Rafael and Raytheon team had offered Iron Dome and its Tamir interceptor for the project, while the Dynetics company offered a competing missile launcher and interceptor.

Iron Dome intercepted the rocket over Sderot.

Alarms were activated on Friday morning in the localities of Ein Kania, Snir, and Neve Ativ in northern Galilee and the Golan Heights.

"It is your spirits and belief in the righteousness of your missions that make you, my dear ones, the best.”

"The laser system will add a new layer of protection at greater ranges and in facing a variety of threats."

“I’m looking forward to discuss, as we have discussed before, the challenges that we have with Iran, with the Palestinians,” Gantz said to Blinken before the meeting. “As far as Gaza concerned, we do look for stability and prosperity for everybody,” said Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz.

The Israeli military is developing a new system to intercept rockets at their ascent stage, using a network of sensors and missiles to destroy active enemy launchers within 10 to 15 seconds.

Israel may be facing additional problems on top of the humiliation of losing an aircraft to its own air defense system.

A collection of nighttime photos of Iron Dome interceptions over Israel.

Asher Tzvi made sure his wife and kids were safe and raced out to his ambucycle, wearing protective headgear and a bulletproof vest.

Some of the rockets exploded in Sderot and in Ashkelon and some buildings incurred a direct hit. Most were intercepted.

Iron Dome has over 2,500 combat interceptions of rockets with an interception success rate of 90%.

The man split his life between Rafah (Gaza) and Rehovot.

The test was an important milestone for the new, advanced version of the missile defense system.