Tag: Iron Dome

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.

Some military officials have estimated that Iran will take advantage of the coming weeks before Joe Biden enters office to retaliate against Israel.

These batteries will be employed in the defense of US troops against a variety of ballistic and aerial threats.

The tests were led by Rafael Advanced Systems from a testing site in central Israel, with the participation of the Israel Air Force and Navy.

The Saudi crown prince inquired about purchasing various types of Israel-made air defense systems.

The 2019 National Defense Authorization Act ordered the Pentagon to purchase the two Iron Dome batteries and to start testing them in 2020.

Two rockets were fired 20 minutes apart from Gaza at Ashdod and the lowlands under the cover of the stormy weather Saturday night and landed in open areas.

Israel’s Ministry of Defense (MoD) on Wednesday handed over the first two Iron Dome missile defense batteries to the US Army, as part of an agreement between Israel and the US Department of Defense.

The Czech decision Followed an international tender process which lasted several years.

In 2019, the US Army announced its intent to buy two Iron Dome batteries to fill a need for an interim capability.

Additionally, the spending package included $47.5 million in U.S.-Israel anti-tunnel technology cooperation, $4 million for new U.S.-Israel collaboration on coronavirus research and $6 million for joint U.S.-Israel cooperative programs in energy and water.

According to the report, the contract was awarded by the US Army for its interim cruise missile defense capability.

"Everyone also knew going in that it was tailor-made for Israel, and so it is not going to be optimized for the United States."

IDF Iron Dome aerial defense fighters intercepted and shot down 10 of the 20 rockets.

The Drone Dome was successful in intercepting multiple maneuvering targets with laser technology and achieved 100% success in all test scenarios.

The Red Alert incoming rocket siren blared through multiple communities, forcing parents again to wake their children in order to drag them to safety.