The attack carried out by the Palestinian militants in Gaza, that fired rockets into Israel, caused 600 people to lose their lives and many more to be injured.
In that framework, Efraim Halevy, Former head of Mossad, Israel’s Intelligence Service, told CNN that in less than 24 hours more than 3,000 missiles were launched towards the border.
For this reason, Israel uses one of its main and recognized defenses against these attacks: the Iron Dome, a kind of anti-missile shield that is enough to protect Tel Aviv from enemy attacks.
Likewise, it is used to intercept missiles, and also has an innovative radar system that is used to detect the origin of the missiles, and where they are going.
How the anti-missile system works
As the specialists explain, the Iron Dome It is made up of three elements: a detection and tracking radar, a weapons control and battle management system and a unit of missile firing, adds CNN.
“The radar detects a rocket launch and transmits information about its trajectory to the control center, which calculates the expected impact point,” the Israeli army said in a statement.
He adds: “If this location justifies an interception, a missile is fired to intercept the rocket. The interceptor missile’s payload explodes near the rocket, in a location it is not expected to cause injury.”
In that sense, they highlighted that the missiles measure approximately 3 meters long and 15 centimeters in diameter; and they weigh 90 kilograms.
At the same time, the system is easy to transport, and it only takes a few hours to relocate and configure it. In addition, it can be operated under any weather conditions, the specialists conclude.
Source: Ambito
