Iron Dome Developer Elected to National Academy of Engineering

February 14, 2025

by: JNS

Friday, 14 February 2025 | The National Academy of Engineering, a private nonprofit that the US Congress charters, elected Israeli Brig. Gen. (res.) Daniel Gold as part of its 2025 class.

The more than 60-year-old, independent group, which is part of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, stated that election to the NAE “is among the highest professional distinctions accorded to an engineer” and that its “members are among the world’s most accomplished engineers from business, academia and government.”

Gold, who developed the Jewish state’s Iron Dome missile defense system, is head of Israel’s Defense Research and Development Directorate. The academy recognized him as one of 22 international members—alongside 128 new members stateside—“for contributions and leadership in the defense industry, especially the development and deployment of missile defense systems.”

The Israeli Defense Ministry called the recognition a “significant honor” for the Jewish state.

Posted on February 14, 2025

Source: (This article was originally published by the Jewish News Syndicate on February 13, 2025. Time-related language has been modified to reflect our republication today. See original article at this link.)

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