A projectile hit buildings as the Israeli Iron Dome Air Defense System set fire to Tel Aviv, Israel, Friday, June 13, 2025 to prevent missiles.
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iron Dome Missile protect System in Hebrew, or “Kipat Barzel”, is widely considered as one of the most important tools Israel ‘Defense Arsenal.
Designed to protect Israeli citizens from air strikes by launching the missiles directed to prevent the dangers of upcoming rockets and other miniature-grains, the mobile all-visitor defense system has been fully operational since March 2011.
Israel’s Ministry of Defense They say The system has been upgraded several times and “countless rockets were successfully prevented by killing Israeli communities.”
Iron Dome was developed with US backing by Rafale Advanced Defense Systems, owned by the state in Israel-and Washington Continues providing funding For this.
Israel’s defense force Tell Iron dome is a compilation of many characteristics: technology itself, used to use machinery to disrupt the upcoming rockets, which operate military systems and monitor the network to commanders.
How does this work?
In practice, the iron uses radar to track upcoming rockets and determines that the trajectory of the missile threatens a protected area, such as a strategically important site or population center.
If the rocket pose a threat, a command and control center responds by launching its Tamir missile to intercept it.
The system has not been configured to set fire outside a protected area, however, and rockets that do not endanger people or buildings are typically ignored and allowed land.
The explosion caused by a projected strike brightens the sky in Tel Aviv, on Saturday, June 14, 2025 in Israel.
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A 2023 Congress Research Service Report The iron dome is described as a mobile anti-collect, anti-mortar and anti-artillery system that can intercept the launch of 2.5 to 43 miles away.
It is estimated that at least 10 batteries have been deployed across the country, each of which is designed to protect a 60-class-mile population. Each battery is equipped with three to four launchers and each launcher has 20 tamir interceptors.
The Center for Strategic International Studies, is a US think tank, estimated It costs more than $ 100 million to produce a single iron dome battery.
Since 2011, the United States has be provided It operated for billions of dollars for Iron Dome battery, interceptor, co-producing costs and general maintenance.
This money has been approved by the Congress, where there are bipartisate prominences Voted continuously In favor of providing funding to Israel’s iron dome.
Iron is the weaknesses of the dome, however.
Analysts have warned that the defense system can face challenges when responding to heavy rocket fire.
European Policy Analysis Center, an American think tank, Said in June 2021 The system was potentially vulnerable to a “saturation” attack, which was designed to overwhelm the Iron Dome Shield with missile attacks from several directions.
Smoke Bill, Tel Aviv, on 13 June 2025 after the missile attack from Iran on Israel
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