How does Israel’s defense work? How Iron Dome stood like a wall in front of Iran’s missile barrage

Air raid sirens sounded across Israel after Iran launched a barrage of drones and missiles in its first direct attack on Israeli territory. Similar airstrikes took place last year also when Hamas launched Operation ‘Al-Aqsa Flood’ and carried out air and ground attacks. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said dozens of surface-to-surface missiles from Iran were detected headed toward Israeli territory. Israel said that out of more than 300 drones and missiles fired towards Iran, 99 percent were foiled. Iran attacked Israel late on April 13 and fired hundreds of drones, ballistic missiles and cruise missiles at it. Israel said Iran fired 170 drones, more than 30 cruise missiles and more than 120 ballistic missiles. By the morning of 14 April, Iran said the attack had ended, while Israel had also reopened its airspace.

Defense system after Hamas missile attack

Israel has a defense system that has repelled rocket attacks by Hamas many times. Yes, we are talking about Israel’s Iron Dome anti-missile system. This is the same anti-missile system which has the capability to shoot down rockets in the air. Iron Dome is an air defense system. It has been manufactured by Israeli firm Rafael Advanced Defense System and Israel Aerospace Industry. Israel has been using air defense systems built with America’s economic and technical assistance since 2011. Israel claims that Iron Dome destroys 90 percent of enemy missiles and drones in the air.

How does it work?

Iron Dome consists of truck-pulled units, each of which fires radar-guided missiles when they are in the air to counter short-range threats, including rockets, mortars and drones. The all-weather system does not shoot down all the rockets on Israel’s radar. According to Reuters report, it uses an artificial intelligence based mechanism to first determine whether the incoming rocket is an interpreted threat and will attack the populated area, ignoring the Iron Dome rocket if not. and allows it to enter Israel’s airspace. Iron Dome’s range was originally between 4 and 70 km, however, it has been said to have expanded to provide city-sized coverage.