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Iron Beam ( Hebrew: קֶרֶן בַּרְזֶל, keren barzel ), officially מגן אור, magen or, Shield of Light is a directed-energy weapon air defense system unveiled at the Singapore Airshow on February 11, 2014 [ 1] by Israeli defense contractor Rafael Advanced Defense Systems. [ 2] The system is designed to destroy short-range rockets ...
Background. On 19 October 2023, Houthis fired a barrage of rockets and drones into Israeli territory, demanding an end to Israel's invasion of Gaza. These projectiles were intercepted by Israel's Arrow missile defense system, missing their intended targets. Subsequently, the Houthis intensified their attacks on ships they considered associated ...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant hold a meeting at Israel's Ministry of Defense following the IDF's preemptive strikes against Hezbollah, Aug. 25, 2024.
David's Sling Stunner missile launch during tests, 2015. David's Sling (Hebrew: קלע דוד, romanized: Kela David), also formerly known as Magic Wand (Hebrew: שרביט קסמים, romanized: Sharvit Ksamim), is an Israel Defense Forces military system jointly developed by the Israeli defense contractor Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and the American defense contractor Raytheon, that ...
April 14, 2024 at 9:54 AM. Almost all the ballistic missiles and drones Iran launched at Israel in an unprecedented attack late Saturday were intercepted and failed to meet their mark, according ...
Israel's multilayered air-defense system protected it from Iran's drone and missile strike. April 14, 2024 at 12:43 AM. JERUSALEM (AP) — An incoming attack by more than 300 Iranian drones and ...
Site 512. Site 512 is the name given to a United States Department of Defense radar facility atop Har Qeren in Israel's Negev desert to provide ballistic missile early warning against launches by Iran or its proxy groups against Israel and other US allies in the Middle East. [ 1][ 2] The site features a AN/TPY-2 Surveillance Transportable Radar ...
Six canisters per trailer-mounted erector–launcher [ 7][ 8] The Arrow or Hetz ( Hebrew: חֵץ, pronounced [ˈχet͡s]) is a family of anti-ballistic missiles designed to fulfill an Israeli requirement for a missile defense system that would be more effective against ballistic missiles than the MIM-104 Patriot surface-to-air missile.