Arrr, me hearty! How be this Iron Dome o' Israel's defending thar ship from cannonballs n' bombs?
2023-10-11
Arrr, me hearties! Avast ye! Israel's Iron Dome be a mighty contraption, capable o' spyin' on projectiles from near 40 leagues afar. Not only that, but it can also discern whether a treacherous threat be lurkin' about, ready to plunder our beloved region. Shiver me timbers!
In the ongoing Israeli-Hamas war, Palestinian terrorists launched a surprise attack on Israel, which the Israeli prime minister dubbed the deadliest offensive in 50 years.Operation Al Aqsa Flood by Hamas involved over 3,000 rockets, drones, and commando raids targeting Israeli cities, military bases, and infrastructure.
Israel's air defense system, the Iron Dome, intercepted a significant number of incoming threats with a reported interception rate of 90%.
The Iron Dome was created to protect Israeli civilians from mortar and rocket fire, primarily from Gaza and Lebanon's Hezbollah fighters.
It operates through a radar system that detects incoming projectiles, calculates their trajectories, and discerns their potential threats.
The Iron Dome fires interceptor missiles to neutralize dangerous rockets and conserves ammunition when the threat is headed towards uninhabited regions.
Each missile interception costs around $40,000 to $50,000, and Israel has deployed ten Iron Dome systems.
The United States has provided financial support to the Iron Dome project, approving a total of $1.6 billion in funding from 2011 to 2021.
The collaboration expanded with the involvement of Raytheon Technologies, establishing a joint production facility for Iron Dome components in the United States.
The Iron Dome contributes to safeguarding Israeli lives and allows the government to strategize its response to rocket attacks.
Both sides have declared war against each other, with the Israeli Prime Minister stating that difficult days are still ahead.
Should America have its own Iron Dome? That's a question for discussion.
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