The Iron Dome—For Sale

December 3, 2012

The system, which boasts an 80% success rate, has spared residents of southern Israel from bodily harm and has saved their towns from extensive property damage. The army currently owns four Iron Dome batteries and is expected to obtain two additional ones by the end of the year.

“We aren't threatening anyone and aren't afraid of threats issued against us,” Peres said at the award ceremony, which was held at the president's residence in Jerusalem. “Israel can ward off any threat, whether it is made near or far…I advise our enemies against underestimating our overt and covert capabilities.”

Yossi Druker, the head of the air defense directorate at Rafael, told Ynet that the US and six other countries located in Asia, Europe, and South America have expressed interest in purchasing Iron Dome batteries for their own use. “The interest comes from countries with possible zones of conflict that are similar to those that Israel has…The Americans expressed interest in the system to use in Iraq and Afghanistan where their bases are exposed to rocket fire,” he said.

Source: Excerpts of an article by Yoav Zitun, Ynetnews

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