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US Marines drills with new air defense system incorporating Iron Dome, Israel says
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An Iron Dome interceptor missile is used during a US Marine Corps drill, October 2024. (Defense Ministry)
The US Marine Corps has successfully completed its first drill in which it fired an air defense system that incorporates the Iron Dome system, Israel’s Defense Ministry says in a statement.
The system tested is based on American radar and control systems, alongside Iron Dome interceptor missiles — known as Tamir — and portable launchers made by Israel’s Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and American contractor Raytheon.
The exercise, during which the system was fully operated to intercept a series of targets, is a major step toward declaring a new Marines prototype operational, the statement says.
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