Oct 12, 2023 · First deployed in 2011, the Iron Dome is a network of radar detectors and missile launchers that work together to intercept incoming rockets. The highly sophisticated, multibillion-dollar...

On 5 August 2011, the IDF redeployed the Iron Dome system near Ashkelon following days of heightened rocket fire from Gaza into Israel. The deployment came a day after Ashkelon mayor Benny Vaknin sent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Ehud Barak a letter asking them to redeploy the system.

4 days ago · Israel’s Iron Dome defense missile system close to the southern Israeli town of Sderot on Oct. 12, 2023. ... The system became operational in 2011 and was first tested during the 2012 and 2014 ...

Oct 8, 2023 · Iron Dome was created to cope with mortars and rockets shot into Israel at relatively close range by militants in Gaza and by anti-Israel fighters in Lebanon belonging to Hezbollah.

4 days ago · A salvo of rockets is fired by Palestinian militants from Gaza as an Israeli missile launched from the Iron Dome defence missile system attempts to intercept the rockets, fired from the Gaza Strip ...

3 days ago · Iron Dome is a short-range mobile air defense system developed for Israel by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and Israel Aerospace Industries, with additional support from Raytheon. First deployed in 2011, Iron Dome constitutes the innermost layer of the tiered Israeli air defense network.

Oct 11, 2023 · Israel’s highly effective aerial defense system was first established in 2011. At least 10 intelligent mobile missile batteries create the ‘Iron Dome’ that protects Israel. Each battery...

Oct 23, 2023 · Rockets from the Israeli Iron Dome air defense system maneuver to intercept a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip, in Ashkelon, Israel, Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023. The Iron Dome is a crucial...

Oct 12, 2023 · At the heart of Israel’s air defence system is the so-called Iron Dome, which on Tuesday — as it has previously — is believed to have intercepted most incoming projectiles, meeting...

Oct 2, 2024 · In operation since 2011, the Iron Dome is Israel's first line of defence against rockets. We spoke to an expert to understand how the system works. On October 7, Hamas militants launched a...