The Iron Dome missile defense system has been successfully tested in Israel. During April 7-9, the system for protection against missiles in the lower echelon was able to intercept 8 out of 35 launched from the Kassam and Grad missile systems. The Israeli military declared that the results of combat testing were quite successful.
Despite the fact that the system intercepted only 24% of the missiles launched, the developers declared its perfection, and such a low percentage is justified by the fact that only those missiles that are aimed at populated areas are intercepted. Be that as it may, but at the moment, serious destruction as a result of missile strikes in Israel has not been observed. This became the basis for the statement by Israeli journalists that the costs of development and subsequent introduction of the main components of the "Iron Dome" into production were fully justified.
As you know, for the first time about the possibility of creating a missile defense system in Israel, they started talking ten years ago. This was due to the increased incidence of the use of missiles by Palestinian and Lebanese forces to attack Israeli settlements and cities. The intensity of the rocket attacks increased annually, and Tel Aviv was forced to resort to drastic measures. However, air and artillery strikes on the missile positions of the extremists did not bring the desired result. Despite the fact that the Israeli military managed to destroy a large number of Palestinian militants in the course of retaliation, the rocket attacks did not stop.
In 2006, after the end of the second Lebanese war, Tel Aviv had to urgently start developing an appropriate missile defense system. In the summer of 2006, Israel's opponents launched massive missile strikes, which resulted in significant losses. The Israeli population, aware of the danger posed by Hezbollah's short-range missiles, demanded that the government take decisive measures to ensure security. As a result of the missile strikes, the Israelis had to urgently carry out a partial evacuation of the population from the northern border areas. Also, Hezbollah militants managed to inflict serious damage on Israel, which was reflected in the growth of industrial production. Of course, the statements of Hezbollah representatives that the Lebanese were able to defeat the "Zionist aggressor" must be considered propaganda, but despite this, the 2006 war demonstrated how vulnerable Israel's border areas are from short-range missile attacks.
The Israelis' anxiety was further increased in connection with the receipt of information by the Mossad and Shin Bet that with the help of Syria and Iran, Hezbollah was not only able to restore its missile arsenal, but also significantly strengthened it by significantly increasing the range. According to Israeli military experts, at the moment the missile arsenal at the disposal of the Lebanese militants, excluding the missiles available to the Palestinians, totals more than 40 thousand units. Also, the possibility is not ruled out that this list may include "Scud" missile systems and other missiles with a long range, capable of destroying objects practically throughout Israel.
During Operation Desert Storm, Saddam Hussein deployed dozens of Scud missiles against the Israelis, the Israeli and American military were able to intercept a significant part of them using the Patriot air defense system and, according to unconfirmed reports, prototypes of the unique high-altitude missile defense system Hetz . However, this did not give Israel a sense of its own security, given the fact that, according to various sources, about a third of the Scud missiles nevertheless reached Israeli territory. But, perhaps, now, with the use of the lower echelon missile defense system - the Iron Dome - and the further improvement of the Hetz system, the situation has changed for the better. Moreover, by the fall of 2011 Israel plans to place an additional 10 missile defense facilities in the north and south of the country, having allocated more than a billion dollars for these expenses.
But, despite the introduction of the Iron Dome missile defense system, Israel still has no confident guarantees that it will be able to fully repel the missile strikes of extremists. And, apparently, at the moment this system is not able to adequately withstand the massive mortar attacks on the territories, despite the fact that the creators of the system stated that the missile defense system developed by them would be able to effectively deal with this challenge as well. According to official information provided by the Israeli military, over 350 81-120 mm mines were fired on Israeli territory during April 7-10 this year. But there were no reports of the successful work of the Iron Dome in repelling mortar ammunition.
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