Israel successfully test Iron Dome missile defense

Jerusalem Post:

The Iron Dome anti-rocket shield passed a critical test in the past 48 hours, the Defense Ministry said on Thursday evening, in a message that will be welcomed by residents of the rocket-battered western Negev.

During the test, a number of rockets were launched, "of the same type that were fired in recent years at Israel," and the Iron Dome system responded "accordingly," the Defense Ministry said, using terminology indicating a successful interception of the projectiles.

The Iron Dome system is slated to defend southern and northern Israel from Hamas and Hizbullah rockets, and be a key component in a multi-layered missile defense system that includes the Arrow anti-ballistic missile shield.

Iron Dome is being developed by the Defense Ministry's Administration for the Development of Weapons and the Technological Industry (Maf'at) in conjunction with Rafael Advanced Defense Systems.

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They have been working on this program since at least the 2006 Hezballah war in Lebanon. Its successful operation is bad news for both Hezballah and Hamas as well as their proxy masters in Iran. It is in fact a strategic defeat for Iran. It also demonstrates that US Democrats have been wrong about the prospects for such a system.

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  1. Unknown1:05 AM

    My dear Sikander... i wonder how would you react if your people would be bombed and threattend by any organization or bunch of thugs...
    and not being accusing but your muslim "friends" killing other "innocent" muslim people in much bigger amounts (check iran/iraq war or recent developments with Yemen) and i dont see anyone really caring about it, even the UN so pls... let 6 million jews have the right of living among more than 300 millions of muslims..would ya!?!?!

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