2024-04-15 21:36:50
Israel has been improving its air defenses since 1991. In the Persian Gulf War, it suffered salvos from Iraqi Scud missiles.
„Arrow“
The long-range Arrow-2 and Arrow-3 systems, which Israel developed to counter the Iranian missile threat, are designed to intercept ballistic missiles outside the Earth’s atmosphere using a breakaway warhead that hits the target.
It operates at an altitude to safely disperse any unconventional warheads.
The state-owned company Israel Aerospace Industries is the main contractor of the project, and Boeing is also contributing to the project.
October 31 Israel’s military said it used its Arrow air defense system for the first time since the war with Hamas began on October 7 and intercepted a surface-to-air missile launched into its territory in the Red Sea.
September 28 Germany has signed a letter of commitment with Israel for the purchase of the Arrow-3 anti-missile defense system for almost 4 billion dollars. euros.
„David’s Sling“
The medium-range David’s Sling system is designed to shoot down ballistic missiles launched from a distance of 100-200 km.
The David’s Sling system, jointly developed and produced by the Israeli state company Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and the US company Raytheon Co, is also designed to intercept aircraft, drones and cruise missiles.
„Iron Dome“
The Iron Dome short-range air defense system was designed to intercept rockets like those fired by the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
It was developed by the state-owned company Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, supported by the United States, and the system began operating in 2011. Each truck-towed unit fires radar-guided missiles that can detonate short-range threats in the air, such as rockets, mortar rounds and drones.
The company “Rafael” claims that in 2020 Delivered two Iron Dome batteries to the US military. Ukraine is also seeking supplies – although Israel has only provided humanitarian support and civil defense to Kyiv so far.
in 2017 a maritime version of the Iron Dome was deployed to protect ships and offshore assets.
The system quickly assesses whether the missile can hit a populated area – if not, the missile is ignored.
Iron Dome was initially claimed to provide city-sized coverage against missiles with a range of 4km to 70km – but experts say that coverage has since been expanded.
Laser system
Israeli intercept systems designed to shoot down incoming threats cost tens of thousands to millions of dollars. Israel is developing a laser-based system to neutralize enemy missiles and drones – and the cost of one interception is as little as $2, according to Reuters
2024-04-15 21:36:50