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Dec. 15, 2020
The Defense Ministry said Tuesday that in recent weeks it had successfully carried out its first large-scale antimissile tests using exclusively seaborne launchers, assessing the short-range Iron Dome, mid-range David s Sling and long-rang Arrow systems.
Israel completes week-long sea-based missile defense systems test
According to the Defense Ministry, all the target missiles and drones fired in the tests were intercepted and destroyed.
The Israel Missile Defense Organization led the series, in partnership with other leading defense contractors including Rafael, the designer and manufacturer of the Iron Dome and David’s Sling systems.
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Despite the global focus on the COVID pandemic, Israel is still keeping its eyes on another continuing threat: that of missile and rocket attacks from nearby and faraway.
For the first time, Israel and the US successfully completed tests this week on the interoperability of Israel’s multi-level anti-rocket and anti-missile system. I commend the successful test, which for the first time, assessed the combined interception capabilities of the multilayered air defense system of the State of Israel,” said Defense Minister Benny Gantz, according to a statement issued by the Ministry of Defense.
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