21-05-2021 | 15:33 PM
Iron Dome of Israel
• In the conflict between Israel and Palestine, both sides have taken to airstrikes and rocket attacks. Rockets fired from Gaza being intercepted by the Israeli Iron Dome air defence system.
• The Iron Dome is a mobile all-weather air defence system developed by Israel to intercept and destroy short-range rockets and artillery shells fired from short distances.
• The system detects rockets 4 to 70 km away and will engage with interceptors to destroy targets mid-air.
• Iron Dome operates day and night, under adverse weather conditions, and can respond to multiple threats simultaneously.
