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January 07, 2010
Make bright the arrows; gather the shields
Israel's Iron Dome missile defense system has successfully intercepted a number of missile barrages in tests mimicking Kassam and Grad-model Katyusha rockets deployed by Hamas.
The Iron Dome is supposed to be capable of intercepting all short-range rockets fired by Hamas in the Gaza Strip and by Hizbullah in Southern Lebanon. The system uses an advanced radar made by Elta that locates and tracks the rocket, which is then intercepted by a kinetic missile interceptor.
During the test, the radar succeeded in detecting which rockets were headed towards designated open fields and therefore did not launch an interceptor to destroy them.
During the test, the radar succeeded in detecting which rockets were headed towards designated open fields and therefore did not launch an interceptor to destroy them.
Posted by Ghost of a flea at January 7, 2010 07:57 AM
