Iron Dome

October 12, 2023

The ‘Iron Dome’ is ground-to-air short-range air defence system which intercepts incoming missiles, rockets and even Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and destroys them mid-air.
The system, which has been standing guard since 2011, has been deployed across Israel for times like these.
The Dome has a range of close to 70 km and has three crucial components, Detection and Tracking radar, Battle Management and Weapons Control and the Missile Launcher armed with 20 Tamir Missiles.
It is reportedly capable of handling multiple rocket attacks and has a 90% success rate.
Also Operation Iron Swords has been launched by Israel Defence Forces in response to an attack on Israel by the Hamas militant group.