Rafael is the primary contractor for developing and producing the Iron Dome Defense System, in collaboration with ELTA Systems, a division of Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and mPrest Defense.

But the Iron Dome works because Hezbollah’s rockets are crude – and it’s possible to calculate where its rockets will go at take-off and then intercept them. Stopping drones is more complicated.

The Iron Dome, its most well-known system, specializes in dealing with shorter-range attacks and can intercept surface-to-surface rockets and drones at a range of about 43 miles.

In a world where missile threats can emerge at any moment, Israel’s ‘Iron Dome’ truly justifies its name and provides a shield for millions. Renowned as possibly the most technologically advanced air ...

In an attempt to accomplish this goal, President Trump issued an executive order calling for the creation of an “Iron Dome for America ... while a single Houthi drone amounted to around ...

But Iron Dome is designed to protect cities or installations from missiles and drone threats of relatively short range, about 50 miles. Given the terrain and geography of the United States ...

US President Donald Trump has issued an executive order calling for an “Iron Dome for America”, borrowing ... artillery shells and drones fired from no more than 70km (43 miles) away.

Additionally, in July 2024, building an iron dome, similar to the defense weapons system deployed by Israel to shoot down missiles, drones, or any other aerial threats, was announced as part of ...

President Donald Trump’s executive order, titled "The Iron Dome for America," calls for ... access to sophisticated technologies such as drones and rockets that threaten our overseas interests ...

Next generation: hypersonic missiles, advanced intercontinental ballistic missiles, thousands of aerial drones and much more ... his program as an American Iron Dome. The name is a sly clue ...

US President Donald Trump has issued an executive order calling for an "Iron Dome for America", borrowing ... artillery shells and drones fired from no more than 70km (43 miles) away.