United States President Joe Biden stated on Tuesday that his administration has already commenced sending additional military assistance to Israel, including interceptors to replenish the Iron Dome defense system.
Israel has heavily relied on the Iron Dome system for years to detect and intercept incoming rockets during attacks by Hamas.
Here’s everything you need to know about the system and its effectiveness:
The Iron Dome is an Israeli defense system that detects incoming rockets, determines their path, and intercepts them.
The system is equipped with a radar that detects the speed, direction, and trajectory of incoming rockets. The control center then assesses whether the rocket poses a threat to Israeli towns.
Rockets that do not pose a threat are allowed to land in empty fields. If the rockets are deemed a threat, the missile firing unit launches interceptor missiles to shoot them down. Each launcher contains 20 interceptor missiles.
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