Iron Dome
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Iron Dome is an Israeli air defense system designed to intercept and destroy incoming short-range rockets, aircraft, and missiles that travel between 4 to 70 kilometers. It matters because it provides protection against airborne threats in the region where such attacks have been a security concern.
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Short video about Iron Dome from the Israeli News Company The EL/M-2084 active electronically scanned array scaled down derivative radar of the Iron Dome US Ambassador Dan Shapiro visits the Battle Management & Control (BMC) unit of the Iron Dome in 2011.
The Iron Dome (Hebrew: כִּפַּת בַּרְזֶל, romanized: Kippat Barzel) is an Israeli mobile all-weather air defense system, developed by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and Israel Aerospace Industries. The system is designed to intercept and destroy short-range rockets and artillery shells fired from distances of 4 to 70 kilometres (2–43 mi) away and whose trajectory would take them to an Israeli populated area. From 2011 to 2021, the United States contributed a total of US$1.6 billion to the Iron Dome defense system, with another US$1 billion approved by the US Congress in 2022.
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