JERUSALEM: Israeli‘S Iron Dome The military said interceptors shot down 97 percent of Palestinian rockets during the fighting in Gaza over the weekend, an improvement in the performance of the US-backed system.
First put into use in 2011, the Iron Dome – a place to launch guided missiles to hit incoming missiles and other short-range air threats – was assessed by US and Israeli defense officials. The price is 85% successful. This number increased to 90% during the war in Gaza in 2012.
Produced by state-owned Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd with US company support Raytheon Technologies CorpIron Dome is designed to save on expensive interceptors by using only missiles in orbit to hit populated areas.
It blocked 97% of these in an explosive skirmish with Palestinian Islamic Jihad The militants have been in Gaza since Friday, an Israeli military spokesman said, describing it as the system’s best performance to date.
“We are always improving our capabilities,” the spokesman said. “Touch wood.”
The spokesman said Islamic Jihad had fired 580 rockets at Israel as of Sunday morning, adding that about 20% had dropped in Gaza while the rest had fired in the suburbs. Tel Aviv and Jerusalem.
First put into use in 2011, the Iron Dome – a place to launch guided missiles to hit incoming missiles and other short-range air threats – was assessed by US and Israeli defense officials. The price is 85% successful. This number increased to 90% during the war in Gaza in 2012.
Produced by state-owned Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd with US company support Raytheon Technologies CorpIron Dome is designed to save on expensive interceptors by using only missiles in orbit to hit populated areas.
It blocked 97% of these in an explosive skirmish with Palestinian Islamic Jihad The militants have been in Gaza since Friday, an Israeli military spokesman said, describing it as the system’s best performance to date.
“We are always improving our capabilities,” the spokesman said. “Touch wood.”
The spokesman said Islamic Jihad had fired 580 rockets at Israel as of Sunday morning, adding that about 20% had dropped in Gaza while the rest had fired in the suburbs. Tel Aviv and Jerusalem.
