Israel announces upgrades to iron dome missile defense system
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Israel s Iron Dome missile-defense system completed a third series of tests Tuesday. Photo courtesy of Israel Ministry of Defense
March 16 (UPI) Israel s Iron Dome missile-defense system has successfully completed a third series of experiments, Israel s Ministry of Defense announced Tuesday.
According to the Israeli government, the tests were held in an experimental field in the south of the country, with participation from the country s Air Force.
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The system successfully intercepted and destroyed targets simulating existing and emerging threats, including drones, rockets and missiles.
The newly-configured Iron Dome system, made by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, will be absorbed by the Air Force and will strengthen the multilayer defense system against missiles.
He said that the cruise and ballistic missiles would boost the strength of the Revolutionary Guards naval forces.
He said it revealed only a small section of the great and expansive missile capability possessed by Iran.
Footage from the state s broadcaster revealed a multitude of rows of missiles stashed at the facility.
The leader of the Revolutionary Guards naval unit said the site was equipped to detect enemy signals.
Iran has revealed an underground missile city (Image: GETTY)
The location of the base was not given, however, the Revolutionary Guards have built a number of underground missile cities along the coastline of the Persian Gulf.
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16 Mar 2021
Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system has undergone a “technological leap” and can now intercept multiple threats simultaneously, including rocket barrages and drones a barrage of rockets and drones, the Defense Ministry announced Tuesday following a series of complex testing.
The news comes in the wake of a warning by the Israel Defense Forces of a possible war with the Iranian terror proxy Hezbollah that would see Israel hit with some 2,000 rockets per day.
The tests demonstrated a “significant upgrade” of Iron Dome’s technological capabilities, a Defense Ministry statement said.
The Iron Dome was tested in “difficult and complex scenarios, intercepting and destroying existing and new threats… simultaneously shooting down several unmanned aerial vehicles, as well as missile and rockets salvoes,” according to the ministry statement.
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