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Iron Dome (Hebrew: כִּפַּת בַּרְזֶל, romanized: Kippat Barzel) is an Israeli mobile all-weather air defense system, developed by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and Israel Aerospace Industries.
Kipat Barzel (Iron Yarmulke), about three ultra-Orthodox young men who have chosen to serve in the IDF - despite the communal taboos associated with it. Creators Avner Bernheimer
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Mar 7, 2018 · The show follows three Haredi recruits with different backgrounds and challenges as they join an army unit. Creator Avner Bernheimer and his students researched the topic and interviewed real soldiers for the series.
- Background
- Etymology
- Specifications
- Funding
- Co-Production with The United States
- Development
- Deployment
- Effectiveness
- Possible Foreign Sales
- Criticism
The Islamic Shi'ite militant group Hezbollah, based in Lebanon, began firing rocketsindiscriminately into northern Israeli population centers in the 1990s, posing a security challenge for the Israel Defense Forces. Israel had floated the idea of its own short-range antimissile system, but American defense officials cautioned that it would be "doome...
Project leader Colonel S. and his team in the Administration for the Development of Weapons and Technological Infrastructure (Maf'at) had very little spare time, and only in the weekends could they think of an appropriate name for the system. According to Colonel S., "The first name I thought of was 'Anti-Qassam', but when the project started to mo...
The system is designed to counter short-range rockets and 155 mm artillery shells with a range of up to 70 kilometers. According to its manufacturer, Iron Dome will operate day and night, under adverse weather conditions, and can respond to multiple threats simultaneously. Iron Dome has three central components: 1. Detection & Tracking Radar: the r...
The initial funding and development of the Iron Dome system was provided and undertaken by Israel. This allowed for the deployment of the first two Iron Dome systems. Subsequently, funding for an additional eight Iron Dome systems—along with funding for a supply of interception missiles—is currently being provided by the United States, with two of ...
With the United States on track to greatly increase funding for Iron Dome, there have been calls for technology transfer and co-production of Iron Dome in the United States. Just as the US and Israel share co-production of the Arrow III missile system, with Boeing manufacturing 40–50 percent of the production content, there has been support in the ...
Design
In 2005, Brig. Gen. Danny Gold, then head ofMaf'at, decided to start the program that would include the system's research and a demonstration of the intercepting system. In 2007, Israel commissioned the development of Iron Dome, choosing Israeli contractor Rafael over the American giant Lockheed Martin. Israeli company mPrest Systemswas put in charge of programming the core of Iron Dome's battle management system. Iron Dome went from the drawing board to combat readiness within less than four...
Testing
1. July 2008: the Tamir interceptor missile underwent successful testing. 2. March 2009: Israel successfully tested the missile defense system, though without yet actually intercepting an actual projectile. 3. July 2009: the system successfully intercepted a number of rockets mimicking Qassam and short-range Katyusha rockets in a Defense Ministry test. 4. August 2009: the IDF completed the establishment of a new battalion that will operate the Iron Dome system. The battalion is a part of the...
The Iron Dome system began operating in early 2011,initially deployed at air force bases in southern Israel. It was designated to be set up in other areas, such as the town of Sderot, during significant escalations along the Gaza border.
Prior to its deployment, the Iron Dome was criticized as ineffective in countering the Qassam threat for the southern city of Sderot, given the short distance and flight time between the much-attacked city and the rocket launching pads in the Gaza Strip. Other anti-rocket systems, such as the Nautilus laser defense system, were argued to be more ef...
NATO
1. On 10 March 2010, The Jerusalem Postreported that the Israeli Ministry of Defense was in talks with a number of European countries about the possible sale of the system in order to protect NATO forces deployed in Afghanistan and Iraq.
South Korea
1. During a visit to Israel in the summer of 2011, Kwon Oh-bong, vice commissioner of the Defense Acquisition Program Administration in Seoul, expressed interest in purchasing the system in order to counter the threat posed by North Korean artillery, rockets, and missiles.
1. On 16 August 2011, Raytheon Company announced that it had teamed with Rafael in order to lead marketing in the United States for the Iron Dome system. "Iron Dome complements other Raytheon weapons that provide intercept capabilities to the US Army's Counter Rocket, Artillery, and Mortar initiative at forward operating bases," said Mike Booen, vice president of Raytheon Missile Systems' Advanced Security and Directed Energy Systems product line. "Iron Dome can be seamlessly integrated with...
Cost
In 2010, before the system was declared operational, Iron Dome was criticized by Reuven Pedatzur, a military analyst, former fighter pilot and professor of political science at Tel Aviv University for costing too much compared to the cost of a Qassam rocket (fired by Palestinian forces), so that launching very large numbers of Qassams could essentially attack Israel's financial means. The estimated cost of each Tamir interceptor missile is US$35,000–50,000 whereas a crudely manufactured Qassa...
Mar 19, 2018 · The Times of Israel’s Jessica Steinberg interviews ‘Kipat Barzel’ creator Avner Bernheimer onstage at an English-subtitled screening of his show about Haredi IDF soldiers. By Amanda Borschel ...
Gur-Arye disappears in the middle of field patrol and barricades himself inside a mosque. After the incident in the mosque, the brigade commander declares that the Orthodox brigade will be disbanded . In the season finale, Elisheba discovers that Amram is in way over his head.
Watch the trailer of Commandments, a drama film about three ultra-Orthodox young men who serve in the IDF. Kipat Barzel (Iron Yarmulke) is the Hebrew title of the film, which explores the challenges and conflicts of their decision.
