15 May Iron Dome air defence system
(GS PAPER-3 , SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY)
(SOURCE- THE HINDU)
Context
Israel much vaunted Iron Dome missile defence system is intercepting a Barrage of rocket fired by Hamas and other palestine’s militants from Gaza as tensions escalate between Israel and Palestine
Gnesis of Iron Dome
- It goes back to the 2006 Israel Lebanon when hezbollah fired thousands of rocket into Israel
- Soon after Israel announced that its state Run Aircraft advance system would come up with a new Air defence system to protect its cities and people
- Iron Dome came into being developed by Rafael advanced defence system and Israel Aerospace industries financial and technical support from the United States
About Iron Dome
- it was deployed in 2011
- it is a short-range ground to air defence system that includes a radar and interceptor missile
- it track and neutralize any rocket on missiles aimed at Israeli targets
- it is used for counting rocket artillery and water as well as aircraft Helicopter and unmanned aerial vehicle
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