Iron Dome - How it works, If it works

Ewok

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Interesting but to be honest I think cheap home made rockets could overwhelm this system and furthermore it cost about about $50000 per missile and it takes 2 missiles to intercept a rocket. Though it is still good to protect key sites if it's not a salvo attack
 

Feanor

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Interesting but to be honest I think cheap home made rockets could overwhelm this system and furthermore it cost about about $50000 per missile and it takes 2 missiles to intercept a rocket. Though it is still good to protect key sites if it's not a salvo attack
It think it's less about comparing the cost of the system to the cost of the inbound rockets and more about comparing the cost of the system vs. the cost of the damage and problems caused by said rockets. Also consider the relative weakness of the party launching these rockets, and the inevitable Israeli strike against those launching them. Are they counting in Iron Dome to actually be their primary means of dealing with rocket attacks, or merely the shield that blocks one or two strikes, while the sword decapitates the attacker?
 

Beholder

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In the shadow of concerns about the launch of Iranian cruise missiles from Yemen, the Iron Dome now has its interception capabilities : The defense establishment recently completed a series of experiments in Israel's air defense systems, including the Iron Dome - which currently also has the ability to intercept unmanned aerial vehicles. In the series, four defense systems made in Israel were tested at sea and on land in the face of a variety of threats that simulated, among other things, cruise missiles and ballistic missiles.


In the experiments, the air defense systems, which worked in successful synergy, were able to intercept a wide range of threats: missiles, cruise missiles and even unmanned aircraft. The Israeli detection systems, including the Iron Dome radar, were able to detect cruise missiles while in the air. Experiments also showed that Israel's air defense systems could intercept a barrage of accurate missiles
(salvos interception was also tested).

Works with translate by Google(article is in hebrew).
 
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