Tel Aviv. Rafael Superior Protection Methods and the Israel Missile Protection Group (IMDO) within the Israel Ministry of Protection, have efficiently accomplished a take a look at marketing campaign of the Iron Dome Weapon System (IDDS). This marketing campaign, together with two current Iron Dome checks, demonstrated a big improve of the system’s technological capabilities. The Iron Dome was examined by way of a spread of complicated situations and efficiently intercepted and destroyed targets, simulating present and rising threats, together with the simultaneous interception of a number of UAVs, in addition to a salvo of rockets and missiles.
This marketing campaign came about in a testing web site in southern Israel, with the participation of IAF troopers. The brand new model of the Iron Dome system shall be delivered to the IAF and the Navy for operational use and can strengthen Israel’s multi-tier missile protection capabilities.
The prime contractor for its improvement is Rafael Superior Protection Methods Ltd. underneath the IMDO within the Israeli Ministry of Protection. The system’s MMR radar is developed by ELTA, a subsidiary of Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), and the Battle Administration Middle (BMC) is developed by Rafael and mPrest, a Rafael subsidiary.
With over 2,500 fight interceptions, at a hit price of 90%, Iron Dome’s improvement started in December 2007. Iron Dome serves as extremely cell, twin mission methods, designed to defeat Very Brief Vary (VSHORAD), in addition to rocket, artillery and mortar (C-RAM) threats, plane, helicopters, UAVs, PGMs, and cruise missiles.
Iron Dome’s improvement has continued all through the years, and its capabilities in the present day embody wider protection, a broader spectrum of risk interception, the flexibility to deal with very excessive quantity salvos, and way more.
Israeli Protection Minister, Mr. Benny Gantz:
“The technological capabilities developed by protection industries, together with the Iron Dome and the multi-tier missile protection array, are central to the protection of the State of Israel. Within the face of rising and quickly altering threats, these new capabilities present the political echelon and protection institution with the operational flexibility that’s important to our nationwide safety. I wish to thank the IMDO and Rafael engineering groups – because of them, the residents of Israel can sleep peacefully at evening.”
Head of the Israel Missile Protection Group within the Ministry of Protection, Mr. Moshe Patel: “Thirty years after the primary Gulf Warfare, which led to the institution of the Israel Missile Protection Group, and ten years after the Iron Dome’s first operational interception, we now have achieved a big leap ahead within the technological capabilities of the Iron Dome system. Within the three take a look at campaigns performed in the previous few months, the Iron Dome system demonstrated excellent capabilities in opposition to evolving threats, together with efficiently intercepting salvos of rockets and missiles in addition to intercepting a number of UAVs concurrently. The brand new configuration of the Iron Dome system shall be delivered to the IAF for operational use, and can additional strengthen the State of Israel’s multi-tier missile protection array.”
Brig. Gen. (Res.) Pini Yungman, EVP, common supervisor of Rafael’s air and missile protection division: “Rafael and IMDO have been constantly upgrading Iron Dome’s capabilities over the past decade, consistently enhancing its technological and operational efficiency, and our forward-looking method permits us to handle projected threats which are rising round us. The capabilities that had been demonstrated on this final take a look at will guarantee extra safety to the State of Israel.”