It is meant to protect Israel's natural gas platforms and shipping lanes.
Following a recent test, Israel's Defense Ministry and Navy announced last week that the C-Dome, the naval version of its much-touted Iron Dome air defense system, is operational,The Iron Dome system made it to the news during the conflict in the Gaza Strip last year, when it swung into action and blocked more than 90 percent of rockets fired at Israel. Following the successful deployment of the air defense system, the U.S. decided to procure the system from Israel.
The state-run Rafael Advance Defense Systems developed the system to protect its cities from aerial attacks and was first deployed in 2011.is a short-range ground-to-air defense system that uses radar to detect incoming aerial threats and launches Tamir interceptor missiles to counter them. Aerial threats are not just limited to rockets and missiles but can also include artillery, mortars, and combat aircraft, whether crewed or uncrewed.
Following its success in ground-to-air mode, Israel then moved to deploy the system for its naval forces and dubbed it the C-Dome.In a joint statement, the Defense Ministry and Israeli Navy said an advanced version of the Iron Dome system was tested onboard the Sa’ar 6-class corvette INS Oz last month. During the test, threats the system would likely face at sea were simulated.
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