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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 365

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A massive blimp containing an advanced radar system to detect incoming missiles and drones, as seen at a ceremony in northern Israel, March 22, 2021. (Israel Defense Forces)
March 23, 2022, 3:22 pm
Giant missile-detecting balloon begins operational use over northern Israel
Defense Ministry hands Sky Dew system over to air force after years of testing; sensors onboard aerostat are meant to identify incoming long-range munitions, drones
By Emanuel Fabian
An Arrow 3 interceptor is launched during a test of the missile defense system on January 18, 2022. (Defense Ministry)
January 18, 2022, 6:47 am
Israel successfully tests Arrow 3 anti-ballistic missile system
Defense Ministry says radar arrays detected incoming ‘target’ and two Arrow 3 interceptors were fired at it, destroying it; trial follows recent Iranian ballistic missile tests
By Judah Ari Gross
A massive blimp containing an advanced radar system that Israel plans to deploy into the sky over northern Israel to detect incoming missiles and drones, as seen at its home base on November 3, 2021. (Defense Ministry)
November 3, 2021, 11:42 am
Israel prepares to launch giant missile-detecting balloon over north
Sensors onboard the aerostat are meant to identify incoming long-range munitions; move comes amid ongoing efforts by the Israeli Air Force to improve aerial defenses
By Judah Ari Gross
An interceptor missile is fired at a target simulating an incoming threat in December 2020. (Defense Ministry)
December 15, 2020, 2:17 pm
Israel stages major air defense drill, proving it can shoot down cruise missiles
Declaring a world first, Defense Ministry pits all three tiers of its system against various threats, demonstrating a ‘capability that currently only Israel has’
By Judah Ari Gross
Interception tests of the David's Sling Aerial Defense System on March 19, 2019. (Defense Ministry)
March 19, 2019, 7:08 pm
David’s Sling missile defense system passes key trial, ministry says
Test comes less than a year after projectiles fail to intercept rockets from Syria in midrange aerial defense system’s first known operational use
By Jacob Magid
his Dec. 10, 2018, file photo, provided by the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA), shows the launch of the U.S. military's land-based Aegis missile defense testing system, that later intercepted an intermediate range ballistic missile, from the Pacific Missile Range Facility on the island of Kauai in Hawaii. (Mark Wright/Missile Defense Agency via AP)
January 17, 2019, 4:36 am
Trump administration to roll out new space-based missile defense plan
US looking to develop a more aggressive system to protect against existing threats from North Korea and Iran and counter advanced systems being developed by Russia and China
By Deb Riechmann and Lolita C. Baldor
Illustrative: The Arrow 3 missile is launched from Palmachim air base in central Israel on December 10, 2015. (Defense Ministry)
February 19, 2018, 4:11 am
After delays, Israel successfully tests Arrow 3 long-range missile interceptor
Early morning exercise carried out with US agency after two tests called off at last minute in recent months
By Judah Ari Gross and ToI Staff
A man walks past a screen at a railway station in Seoul, South Korea, showing a news graphic of a North Korean missile launch, September 15, 2017. (AFP PHOTO / JUNG Yeon-Je)
September 17, 2017, 11:13 am
To shoot down or not? North Korea launch highlights intercept issues
As US lawmakers demand use of anti-missile technology, experts warn it’ll be dangerous to expose limitations of capabilities to Pyongyang
By Thomas WATKINS and Shingo Ito
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) and IAF commander Major General, Amir Eshel at the unveiling of the David's Sling missile defense system at the Hatzor Air Force base on April 2, 2017. (AFP Photo/Jack Guez)
April 2, 2017, 10:16 pm
With a storm on the horizon, Israel turns on its latest missile defense system
2 David’s Sling batteries go operational in Hatzor Air Base, heralding a new era, as multi-tiered anti-missile array is completed; light rain cuts power near end of ceremony
By Judah Ari Gross
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the unveiling of the David's Sling missile defense system at the Hatzor Air Force base on April 2, 2017. (AFP Photo/Jack Guez)
April 2, 2017, 5:02 pm
Launching latest missile shield, Netanyahu warns Israel’s foes
At event unveiling David’s Sling system, PM says those seeking to attack Jewish state are ‘putting their own lives at risk’
By Tamar Pileggi and Stuart Winer
The David’s Sling missile defense system undergoes a final round of tests on Dec. 21, 2015 in Israel. (AP Photo courtesy of Israel Ministry of Defense/via JTA)
January 25, 2017, 7:26 pm
Upgraded David’s Sling aces new anti-missile tests
Defense Ministry hails successful joint trial with US as ‘important milestone’ for anti-ballistic missile battery
By Judah Ari Gross
A test of the David's Sling missile defense system (Defense Ministry)
March 1, 2016, 4:40 pm
Defense Ministry begins installing David’s Sling missile defense
Ahead of full deployment, air force to get major components of system over the next few weeks
By Stuart Winer
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