IDF Deploys Qassam Rocket Warning System, page
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Topic started on 19-9-2004 @ 10:56 AM by Spectre
News reports today have verified that the Israeli Defense Forces are using a new RADAR early-warning system, the Maamin, to give 15-20 seconds of warning to the targets of Qassam rocket attacks in the Sderot of southern Israel.

www.haaretz.com...
The Israel Defense Forces has begun using technology that affords Sderot residents a 15 to 20 second warning of an incoming Qassam rocket fired from the Gaza Strip. The system, which is connected to Sderot's public address system, was used for the first time a week ago, and judged to be a success.

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It may not seem like much but any chance to react and take cover has got to be better than none. Since the system can also pinpoint the origin of the launch within a second, the next step is to tie into a method of quick-reaction counterattack.

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BBC News

Qassam Rocket Information
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reply posted on 29-9-2004 @ 04:35 PM by Spectre
More Qassams fired in the region described as using the early warning system:
Two children dead after rocket attack

The BBC article cited did not mention any warning but a helicopter gunship did attack a target shortly after the rockets struck. That could be an indication that the launch point tracking was effective.
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