With attacks from Iran underway, Israel relies on their state-of-the-art Iron Dome.
The Iron Dome An advanced form of defense that involves guided missles to intercept those incoming, thereby preventing any damage.
A few people on location have captured those interceptions and posted them online.
Stunning visuals of Israel iron dome at its full display protecting it's civilian in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem from 3000+ rockets fired towards it, still think it can't protect against hundred of Drones & missile launched by Tehran, Iran?
Life saving defense system! #Iran pic.twitter.com/S0Ew8hv0rs
— Vishal Verma (@VishalVerma_9) April 13, 2024
Israel Iron Dome is the best missile defense system in the world pic.twitter.com/A531gPaI2G
— Michael Collins (@carter_xclusiv) April 13, 2024
Wall Street Journal reports:
Israel’s Iron Dome system, the country’s key defense against missile and rocket attacks, is powered by mobile missile-defense batteries.
When an Iron Dome radar unit detects an incoming rocket, it relays information about speed and trajectory to the batteries’ control center. The control center’s computers calculate whether the rocket is going to hit a populated area. If so, a missile is fired from a launcher, which contains 20 interceptor missiles. Each missile receives constant guidance updates from the control center.
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The Iron Dome, a missile defense system developed by Israel, intercepts and destroys short-range rockets and artillery shells fired from distances of 4 to 70 kilometers away.
Since its deployment in 2011, it has played a crucial role in protecting Israel from rocket attacks,… pic.twitter.com/ZaRc2x2hvq
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Here’s a better breakdown on how it works:
Here’s a report that shows it in action last October:
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