Design and configuration
The ground launcher holds multiple interceptor canisters on an inclined frame. It can be transported separately from the radar and control equipment.1
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Short-range air defence
Iron Dome is a short-range defensive system combining a tracking radar, battle management and interceptor launchers. The system is broader than the visible canister launcher.
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Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
The system in detail
The ground launcher holds multiple interceptor canisters on an inclined frame. It can be transported separately from the radar and control equipment.1
The battle-management element evaluates tracks and coordinates the selected interceptors. Public success-rate statements require their denominator and reporting period to be meaningful.1
This is the land-based system overview. Naval C-Dome and later interceptor upgrades require separate configuration records.1
Do not compare an advertised success percentage with a test result using different targets. System capacity also depends on available interceptors, sensors and replenishment.1
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
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Israeli air defense system to intercept and destroy short-range rockets, aircraft and other missiles with a range of 4 to 70 km Kippat Barzel edit Language Label Description Also known as default for
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Air and Missile Defense 59 U.S. ARMY ACQUISITION PROGRAM PORTFOLIO 2024 ORG S&T PROGRAM PORTFOLIOS APPENDICES AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE ACAT II Iron Dome Defense System – Army (IDDS-A) PEO Missiles and Space | Redstone Arsenal, AL ACQUISITION LIFE CYCLE PHASE: Operations & Support DESCRIPTION Iron Dome Defense System – Army (IDDS-A) is an Israeli-developed system that provides an initial cruise missile defense capability. The U.S. Army, in conjunction with the Israel Missile Defense Organization, executed a government-to-government contract for the purchase of two stand-alone Iron Dome batteries as a rapid approach to delivering an interim Cruise Missile Defense (CMD) capability. IDDS-A will be interoperable with the Army’s Integrated Air and Missile Defense open systems architecture and Army sensors. This ground-based weapon system mitigates high priority capability gaps in CMD and Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems. IDDS-A engages many simultaneous threats arriving from different azimuths and has a proven history against real-world threats. BENEFIT TO THE SOLDIER • Provides air defense protection to supported forces within fixed and semi-fixed locations PROGRAM STATUS • FY22: Deployment and Testing • FY23: - Training completed - Delivery PRIME CONTRACTORS Israeli Ministry of Defense
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Not to be confused with Steel Dome . This article needs to be updated . Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. ( April 2024 ) Iron Dome Iron Dome launches an interceptor, 2021. Type Counter rocket, artillery, and mortar (C-RAM) and short range air de
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Air and Missile Defense 59 U.S. ARMY ACQUISITION PROGRAM PORTFOLIO 2024 ORG S&T PROGRAM PORTFOLIOS APPENDICES AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE ACAT II Iron Dome Defense System – Army (IDDS-A) PEO Missiles and Space | Redstone Arsenal, AL ACQUISITION LIFE CYCLE PHASE: Operations & Support DESCRIPTION Iron Dome Defense System – Army (IDDS-A) is an Israeli-developed system that provides an initial cruise missile defense capability. The U.S. Army, in conjunction with the Israel Missile Defense Organization, executed a government-to-government contract for the purchase of two stand-alone Iron Dome batteries as a rapid approach to delivering an interim Cruise Missile Defense (CMD) capability. IDDS-A will be interoperable with the Army’s Integrated Air and Missile Defense open systems architecture and Army sensors. This ground-based weapon system mitigates high priority capability gaps in CMD and Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems. IDDS-A engages many simultaneous threats arriving from different azimuths and has a proven history against real-world threats. BENEFIT TO THE SOLDIER • Provides air defense protection to supported forces within fixed and semi-fixed locations PROGRAM STATUS • FY22: Deployment and Testing • FY23: - Training completed - Delivery PRIME CONTRACTORS Israeli Ministry of Defense
Counter rocket, artillery, and mortar (C-RAM) and short range air defence system
Israel
2011–present
Israel Defense Forces
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
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Israel Aerospace Industries
2005
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Israel Aerospace Industries
$50 million per battery $100,000–150,000 per interception
2011–present
10 batteries deployed (planned deployment is 15)
90 kg (200 lb)
3 m (9 ft 10 in)
160 mm (6.3 in)
Proximity fuze
Mach 2.2
Three/four launchers, each carrying 20 interceptors.
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Iron Dome equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.