A Rocket Short of an Airstrike.
The much anticipated Iron Dome Defence system has come online. This, it seems, is part of the Israeli plan to step up its defense against ongoing Gaza
attacks. And a big one at that...
ISRAELI aircraft struck a Palestinian rocket squad in the Gaza Strip yesterday as a new defence system to protect southern Israel from militants'
rockets prepared to go online after years of development, the military said. - Sapa-AP
As for the new weapons system, this one was backed by the Obama administration…
Iron Dome uses sophisticated cameras and radar to track incoming rockets, determine where they will land, and intercept and destroy them far from
their targets. If the system determines the rocket is headed to an open area where casualties are unlikely, it can allow the weapon to explode on the
ground.
www.timesunion.com...
From a previous thread
www.abovetopsecret.com...
The Pentagon has issued a message to Israel's Defense Ministry that U.S. President Barack Obama has approved the transfer of special assistance
totaling $205 million (just under NIS 800 million) for the purchase of more than ten Iron Dome batteries.
The Israel Defense Forces ducked away from funding the project with its budget, explaining that offensive readiness was a higher priority
He added that the Defense Ministry has yet to decide how to allocate the funds. He stressed that it would
And the original link to the above;
www.haaretz.com...