Israeli Defense Forces Successfully Test Naval Version Of Iron Dome Missile Defense System

Описание: The Israeli Defense Forces said on Monday that it had successfully tested the C-Dome – the naval configuration of the Iron Dome missile defense system.

The C-Dome system, designed to intercept advanced threats, was developed by the army jointly with the Israeli Defense Ministry and the Israeli-based defense company Rafael.

“Israel has successfully completed the first series of live-fire tests of the ‘C-Dome’—an advanced naval configuration of the Iron Dome Aerial Defense System—aboard the Israeli Navy Ship Sa’ar 6 ‘Magen’ Class Corvette,” the IDF tweeted.

The ‘C-Dome’ was developed by the Israel Missile Defense Organization in the Directorate for Defense R&D of Israel MoD together with the IDF & RafaelDefense. It joins several advanced systems in Israel’s multi-tier missile defense array, incl. the Arrow & David’s Sling.

The series of tests simulated a number of advanced threats including rocket fire, cruise missiles & UAVs, which the ‘C-Dome’ is designed to successfully intercept. This live-fire test is an important milestone and demonstrates the operational capability of the Israeli Navy to defend the strategic assets and vital interests of the State of Israel against current and evolving threats.

The tests included rocket fire, attacks of cruise missiles, and unmanned aerial vehicles, it added in a follow-up tweet. C-Dome will be integrated into the Israeli air defense system.

“This live-fire test is an important milestone and demonstrates the operational capability of the Israeli Navy to defend the strategic assets and vital interests of the State of Israel against current and evolving threats”.