Projectile Hit Buildings as an Israeli air defense system interpretation to intercept rockets over Tel Aviv, Israel, Friday, 13. June 2025.
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The Iron domes missile defense System or “Kipppt Barzel” in Hebrew, is widely considered one of the most important tools in Israel ‘Truncated arsenal.
It is designed to protect Israeli citizens from air attacks by running guided missiles to intercept incoming missiles and other threats with a short number, the mobile system for all-time is fully functioning since March 2011. years.
Israeli Ministry of Defense say The system has been upgraded several times and “successfully prevented countless rockets from the hitting the Israeli community.”
The iron domes were developed in Israel by the State Rafael of advanced defense systems with an American underlying – and Washington still provides funds For that.
Israeli defensive forces tell The iron domes are assembling several functions: the technology itself, a machine that was used to intercept incoming missiles, soldiers operating the system and commanders monitoring the network.
How does it work?
In practice, the iron domes uses a radar to monitor incoming missiles and determines whether projectile passes are threatened by a protected area, such as a strategically important location or population center.
If the rocket set the threat, the command and control center responds by launching your own Tamir rocket to intercept it.
The system is not configured to fire outside the protected area, and missiles that do not endanger people or buildings are usually ignored and allowed to land.
The explosion caused by strike strike lights outscapes in Tel Aviv, Israel, early Saturday, 14. June 2025.
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Congress service for continued 2023 report They described an iron dome as a mobile anti-rocket, anti-mortar and an anti-artillery system that can be intercepted from 2.5 to 43 miles away.
It is estimated that there are at least 10 batteries arranged across the country, each of which each is designed to defend a populated area of 60 square kilometers. Each battery is equipped with three to four launchers and each pitcher contains up to 20 tamir interceptors.
Center for Strategic International Studies, American Thind Tank, has estimated Yes the battery with one iron dome costs more than 100 million dollars for production.
Since 2011, United States has provided Billions of dollars for Israel for iron dome, intercepts, costs of co-production and general maintenance because it has become operational.
Much of this money appropriated Congress, where they have bipartitis majority voice consistently In favor of providing funding to Israel’s iron domestic.
And the iron domes has its weaknesses, however.
Analysts warned that the defense could encounter challenges in reaction to a severe rocket fire.
European Policy Analysis Center, American Think Tank, said in June 2021. years That the system is potentially vulnerable to “saturation” attack, designed to take the shield of iron domes with simultaneous missile attacks from multiple directions.
Stamp the stork attack Belt IRAN buildings in Israel, in Tel Aviv, Israel 13. June 2025
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