Israel Iron Dome explainer
Up in the sky, that’s a rocket arcing over the sky in the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon. And see that explosion? That’s the iron dome missile defense system in action.. Intercepting and eliminating the projectile.
It might seem like not much more than a blip in the sky, but take a look at the view at night. Each of those explosions is right here. A thwarted rocket attack.
The Israeli company that developed the iron dome system says the system has destroyed thousands of unguided rockets fired from Gaza and Lebanon into Israel since 2011.
But the iron dome isn’t really a dome. Though it’s meant to create a force field effect. They’re movable batteries, attached to missile launchers that look like this.
And here’s how it works – so first, its radar senses a rocket when it’s getting close. Anywhere from 2.5 to 43 miles away. According to Raytheon – a U.S. defense contractor that helps produce them. Then, the iron dome’s control center kicks into gear – and quickly analyzes whether a rocket will hit populated areas. If it determines the rocket will hit a town or a city, the system will tell a launcher to shoot off a missile that will intercept and destroy it mid-air. The fragments of metal and debris then fall to the ground.
The Israeli defense forces reported that it intercepted more than 95 percent of rockets during an operation last May. Over the last few days, the Israeli military says 4,500 rockets were fired from Gaza, and the Iron Dome has intercepted many.
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I really hope I never hear about how great Israeli “intelligence” is again
They planned it
I don’t wanna hear it back too
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always thought the Iron dome was base of the Patriot system and the US funds the Iron dome development, is that the case or no?
I was under the same impression. Never heard of it being US technology but it sure looks like it.
Yes, you are correct. YOU and I send billions to that program every year. It’s JUNK! I retired while working on them.
Well seeing how this shoots down 90% of missles during an attack and the us can’t shoot down its own passenger jets I’d say this is way more advanced.
She is dead wrong.They got the iron dome, courtesy of the U.S.
Man, the companies making all these weapons and tech are like YAAAAAS QUEEN!!! WARRRR!!!!
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all their stocks went vertical on monday. so yeahhh kind of…
The teachings of the Honorable Elijah Muhammad (Who is still alive🛸) and Minister Louis Farrakhan emphasize that global peace and justice hinge on resolving the longstanding issues faced by Black people living in America, as all nations are interconnected; they advocate for true justice, defined as impartial and fair treatment, and warn that in today’s era of judgment, consequences are inevitable unless there’s genuine repentance..
I’m wondering if the reason why Hamas keeps launching rockets when very few get through is because each defensive missile is costing Israel an exponential amount of resources that are finite, time consuming, and prohibitively expensive to manufacture.
They are spending US taxpayers money.
America pays for Israel’s defense on top of the insane amount of taxpayer funded aid. At the end of each year they actually have a surplus that is reinvested. I have to honestly say that they have infinite resources.
Americans aren’t taxed enough, that’s what upsets me the most.
Trump always declined funding the Israelis’ war, but when Joe Biden took his place, he immediately started funding them.
God bless Palestine
النصر او الشهاده تحياتي لجنود الله في فلسطين من اليمن❤❤
Neither the iron dome nor the rocket is a remedy for the problem but love of humanity.
May peace prevail on earth🕊
go into Gaza ant tell that to Hamas. . .see how long you last.
@thrawn4444 Didnt get you,dear bro. Sorry.
The iron done defense is pretty good but if they get some KWIS navy mini gun defenses places around the place but can give them more defense possibilities
Why can’t Israel afford to pay for the Iron Dome? Why does the U.S need to pay for it? Israel is a first world country with a GDP per capita of 58 thousand dollars and an overall GDP of 564 billion.
Not to mention that the US ,didn’t even broker the deal between Israel, and Pakistan. Great Britain, did .
@Anedia Reese That would be a good sight to see.
It’s co-developed.
This looks very ssimilar to the Iron Curtain project that DARPA was working on quite a number of years ago. That was meant for vehicles to stop rpg’s though.
The iron dome and iron curtain both started development around the same time. The DARPA iron curtain was in 2005 and Israel’s iron dome was 2006 and then it was deployed in 2011.
So was it off the day of the attacks?? How did the best intelligence agency not see the movement of thousands of rockets literally 4 miles away?
It’s not 100% efficient
Hamas fired thousands of rockets and overwhelmed the system, there’s only so many interceptor missiles available at one time. Not to mention the fact that the system is not 100% effective, some missiles were going to get through regardless.
Around 4,500 rockets were fired indiscriminately into Israel the past few days. Some will always get through.