
Iron Dome or Kippat Barzel-(IPA-/kipat barzel/ כיפת ברזל) in Hebrew, is a mobile anti-air system used to intercept rockets and artillery fire. It was publicly anounced that it was being developed at around 2008 (Although research begun in 2005) by RAFAEL, Armament Developement Authority.
Picture of a unit:
Now, this thing is incredibly awesome. It has a computer system and it is networked.Now how does it work?A unit has lots of sensors and is connected to a military network which tracks rockets being launched (Mainly from the Gaza Strip), it then calculates its trajectory and depending on the location of theapproximate point of impact, it decided whether to intercept it or not. This is important as every rocket costs between...