Anonymous ID: b8e3a3 Sept. 30, 2020, 9:45 a.m. No.10856369   🗄️.is đź”—kun   >>6428

Israel delivers first Iron Dome battery for US Army

 

A year after the Defense Ministry and the US Army signed a deal for two Iron Dome missile defense batteries, the first battery has been delivered.

 

A symbolic event was held with the Iron Dome production line of defense contractor, Rafael Advanced System, in the presence of Defense Minister Benny Gantz, Economy Minister Amir Peretz, head of the directorate of defense research and development, Dr. Dani Gold, head of the IMDO, Moshe Patel, Rafael chairman Uzi Landau, and Rafael CEO Yoav Har-Even.

 

In August 2019, the US Army purchased two batteries off the shelf from Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, which included 12 launchers, two sensors, two battlement management centers and 240 interceptors.

 

The Defense Ministry said that the second battery is expected to be delivered in the “near future” within the framework of the agreement.

 

The purchase was made to fill its short-term needs for an Indirect Fire Protection Capability until a permanent solution to the problem is put in place to best protect ground maneuvering troops against an increasingly wide range of aerial threats, including short-range projectiles.

 

The prime contractor for the development and production of the Iron Dome is Rafael Advanced Systems. The MMR radar is developed by ELTA, a subsidiary of Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), and the command and control system (BMC), is developed by mPrest.

 

The fully mobile system carries 10 kg. of explosives and can intercept an incoming projectile from four to 70 km. away.

It is able to calculate when rockets will land in open areas, choosing not to intercept them, or toward civilian centers.

 

While the United States has its Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) anti-ballistic missile defense system designed to intercept and destroy short, medium, and intermediate-range ballistic missiles in their terminal phase, the American military does not have any short-range air defense solutions.

 

https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/israel-delivers-first-iron-dome-battery-for-us-army-644011