Iron Dome

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Recently, the US President signed an Executive Order to build an Iron Dome-style missile defence system to shield the United States against the “threat of attack by ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missiles, and other advanced aerial attacks.”

About Iron Dome

• It is Israel’s air missile defense system that can defend against short-range rockets, intercepting them in the air above the state.
• It is a short-range mobile air defense system developed for Israel by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and Israel Aerospace Industries, with additional support from Raytheon. 
• First deployed in 2011, Iron Dome constitutes the innermost layer of the tiered Israeli air defense network.
• It has all-weather capabilities and is able to function night or day and in all conditions, including fog, rain, dust storms, and low clouds. 
• It is able to launch a variety of interceptor missiles. 
• It is designed to shoot down missiles with a range of about 40 miles or less.
• It also has the ability to be moved, either onto ships or across land, to better suit defense needs.
• It must be reloaded to continuously intercept incoming missiles.
• The Iron Dome operates through three main components:
  • a radar that detects incoming rockets,
  • a command-and-control system that determines the threat level,
  • an interceptor that seeks to destroy the incoming rocket before it strikes.

Iron Dome FAQs

Q1. What is meant by Iron Dome?

Ans. Iron Dome is the best known of Israel's missile shields.

Q2. What is the Indian version of Iron Dome?

Ans. The Akash Missile System is a surface-to-air missile system that can intercept aerial targets at ranges up to 30 kilometres. 

Q3. Which country has Iron Dome system?

Ans. Israel

Source: ORF