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(Dan Tri) – Israel’s arsenal of air defense systems and combat experience can help the country deal with Iran’s attack.
Israel’s Iron Dome shield intercepts missiles and rockets targeting Israel (Photo: AFP).
Israel’s most famous air defense system is Iron Dome.
According to Israeli manufacturer Rafael Defense Systems, Iron Dome has a 90% success rate.
Iron Dome relies on a system of radar and analysis to determine whether a missile target poses a threat.
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Israel’s Iron Dome system (Photo: IDF).
Interceptor missiles are launched vertically from a mobile or fixed launcher.
However, Iron Dome also has limitations: Some missiles have penetrated this air defense system, including some fired by Hezbollah into Israel on April 12, and this defense system is best suited to
Michael Herzog, a retired Israeli army general, also pointed out that a disadvantage of Iron Dome is that the system is less effective at ranges of 4km or less, so extremely short-range missiles could also be a threat.
To deal with medium to long-range missiles or drones – the type that Israel would face in an Iranian attack – Israel installed the David’s Sling system in 2017. With a range of up to 300km
`The David’s Sling system is capable of intercepting missiles fired towards Israel by hostile countries such as Iran and Syria,` the Israe Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement when introducing the air defense system.
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Arrow 3 air defense system (Photo: Israeli Ministry of Defense).
In addition to short- and medium-range systems, Israel also has the Arrow 2 and Arrow 3 missile systems, designed to target and attack long-range ballistic missiles at ranges of up to 2,400km.
The multi-billion dollar Arrow 3 system was jointly developed by Israel with the US to guard against the threat of attack from Iran, and it was finally deployed in 2017. This type of interceptor missile moves at super speed.
In addition to domestically developed air defense systems, Israel also operates American-made Patriot air defense systems, which have a range of up to 160km and can intercept most types of missiles.
Israel can also deploy its air force widely to deal with Iranian attacks.