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Iron Domelarger figure on 0 of 2
M53/59 Pragalarger figure on 2 of 2
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source3 m (9 ft 10 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Iron Dome | M53/59 Praga |
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| Type | Counter rocket, artillery, and mortar (C-RAM) and short range air defence system[source] | Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun[source] |
| Place of origin | Israel[source] | Czechoslovakia[source] |
| In service | 2011–present[source] | 1959−1992 (Czechoslovakia)[source] |
| Used by | Israel Defense Forces[source] | See operators |
6.92 m (22.7 ft)[source]
driver, commander and two gun operators
Single source4 (driver, commander and two gun operators)[source]
Tatra T912-2 6-cylinder air-cooled diesel at 2,200 rpm
Single sourceTatra T912-2 6-cylinder air-cooled diesel 110 hp (82 kW) at 2,200 rpm[source]
per barrel (cyclic)
Single sourceper barrel (practical)
Single source450−500 rpm per barrel (cyclic) 150 rpm per barrel (practical)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Wars | Gaza–Israel conflict ( 2011 , 2012 , 2021 ) Operation Pillar of Defense Operation Protective Edge Sinai insurgency 2021 Israel–Palestine crisis Operation Breaking Dawn Operation Shield and Arrow Gaza war 2024 Iran–Israel conflict Twelve-Day War 2026 Iran war[source] | Gulf War Yugoslav Wars Second Congo War[source] |
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| Designer | Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Israel Aerospace Industries[source] | — |
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| Designed | 2005[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Israel Aerospace Industries[source] | Praga[source] |
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| Unit cost | $50 million per battery $100,000–150,000 per interception[source] | — |
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| Produced | 2011–present[source] | 1959–1978[source] |
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| No. built | 10 batteries deployed (planned deployment is 15)[source] | 900+[source] |
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| Detonation mechanism | Proximity fuze[source] | — |
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| Launch platform | Three/four launchers, each carrying 20 interceptors.[source] | — |
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| Shell | — | Armour-piercing incendiary (API) High-explosive incendiary (HEI)[source] |
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| Barrels | — |
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| Action | — | Gas-operated[source] |
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| Elevation | — | -10° – +85°[source] |
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| Traverse | — | 360°[source] |
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| Feed system | — | 50-round box magazines[source] |
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| Armor | — | Steel, 10 mm (0.39 in) max (estimated)[source] |
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| Main armament | — | 30 mm twin AA autocannon (600−900 rounds)[source] |
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| Power/weight | — | 11.57 hp/t (8.63 kW/t)[source] |
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| Transmission | — | Manual with 4 forward and 2 reverse gears[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | — | 120 L (26 imp gal; 32 US gal)[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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