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Iron Dome system
The mobile Iron Dome system that intercepts short-range rockets and artillary up to 43 miles, provides city-sized coverage in Israel.
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Engagement control station
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Radar
Missile flight
A radar system detects an incoming rocket, locating its direction and speed.
A weapons control computer then calculates whether or not the rocket poses a threat it Israeli towns.
Is a threat is made, the missile firing unit launches missiles to shoot them down.
Incoming
rocket
Iron Dome has an
interception range of 3 to 40 miles
Tamir
missile
SOURCE Globalsecurity.com, USA TODAY research
GRAPHIC Janet Loehrke/USA TODAY
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