Iron Dome

'Best air defense system': Rafael chairman discusses Israel's preparedness for possible Iran attack

When asked whether Israelis should feel reassured about interception capabilities, Steinitz reaffirmed that "Israel has the best air defense system in the world, and it is only improving."

A David's Sling interceptor launching during the Israel-Hamas war; illustrative.
(Illustrative) Iron dome anti-missile system fires interception missiles as rockets fired from the Gaza Strip to Israel, in Ashkelon on August 7, 2022.

Rimon wins $4 million Iron Dome contracts, boosting Israel’s defense supply chain

Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ice Breaker weapons system (Illustrative).

Rafael to showcase wide range of surface-to-air defense capabilities at 2026 Singapore Airshow

OMAR ETZION as Trump with his Board of Peace.

'I don’t know s***': Trump invites Vecna and Freddy Krueger to Board of Peace on Eretz Nehederet


US opens investigation into Israeli company making Iron Dome parts

The precedential investigation procedure could dramatically impact the entire trade relationship between Israel and the US.

 An Iron Dome rocket interceptor battery deployed near the southern Gaza Strip in southern Israel March 29, 2019.

Ukraine aid top priority in Biden's meeting on national security bill with congressional leadership

Biden stressed the passing of the bipartisan national security supplemental as well as the importance of funding the government, which is slated to run out of money to stay open by Friday. 

 El presidente de EEUU, Joe Biden, pronuncia un discurso en el Statuary Hall del Capitolio de EEUU durante una ceremonia en el primer aniversario del ataque del 6 de enero de 2021 contra el Capitolio de EEUU por parte de partidarios del expresidente Donald Trump en Washington, D.C., EEUU, 6 de enero

From North to South, these Iron Dome teams allowed Israel to control the pace of war

IDF Lt.’s ‘O’ and ‘N’ tell Post of defensive units on Northern, Southern fronts

 The Iron Dome air defense missile systems is seen during operational trials conducted following the conclusion Operation Shield and Arrow on May 14, 2023

Donald Trump vows to build 'greatest Iron Dome' in the United States

Of those who invented the Iron Dome, he said that they are “geniuses” and that “these are not muscle guys here,” he said pointing at his arms.

 Donald Trump with an American Iron Dome system (illustrative)

Rocket sirens sound in Haifa, IDF responds to Lebanese aerial threats in northern Israel

The IDF reported responding to two separate threats originating from within Lebanon on Friday.

Rocket alarms sound in Haifa. January 19, 2024.

How the IDF combats Hezbollah's evolving threat in Israel's North

REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK: All it takes is a short break in the nasty weather to create a sense of danger and foreboding in significant portions of the North.

 Israeli artillery near the Israeli border with Lebanon, northern Israel, January 15, 2024

IDF's response to multi-front threat: More tanks, artillery, and soldiers - analysis

The IDF aims to cancel the reduction in service length, establish an intelligence command for the Gaza Strip, and invest in an aerial and ground laser system.

  Israeli tanks and military vehicles take position near Israel's border with the Gaza Strip, in southern Israel, October 13, 2023

Israel-Hamas war: Meet the IDF troops keeping the Iron Dome running

The Iron Dome air defense system has intercepted more than 2,000 rockets and mortars since the Hamas attack on October 7. Here are the men and women who make the system hum every day.

 ‘EVERY INTERCEPTION done is due to our day to day work.’ (From L): Sgt. E; Lt. M; Cpl. Maayan Hatooka.

IDF has hit 15,000 targets in Gaza since start of war

It's still unclear the scope of Hamas's defeat as more information comes out.

 Smoke rises over Gaza as seen from Southern Israel, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinian group Hamas, November 10, 2023.

Israel's interception of Houthi missile is first use of cutting-edge Arrow 3 defense system

The system does not use any explosives but rather relies purely on the damage done by interception. The Arrow 2, by contrast, carries a warhead that destroys the missile using an explosive charge. 

 The Arrow 3 air defense system, used for the first time on November 9, 2023, to intercept a missile fired at Eilat by Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen.