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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 434

Uzi Rubin

A test of the David's Sling missile defense system (Defense Ministry)
March 20, 2017, 6:10 pm
Israel to deploy David’s Sling, final piece of missile defense shield
Senior air force officer says Jewish state still vulnerable to attack, but multi-tiered system will put it ‘one step ahead’ of enemies
By Judah Ari Gross
An Israeli F-16. (Hagar Amibar/Israeli Air Force)
December 1, 2015, 8:21 pm
Israel’s air superiority clouded by new Russian missiles in Syria
Putin’s deployment of advanced S-400 system impacts a mainstay of Israel’s defense strategy, though coordination with Moscow mitigates the threat
By Judah Ari Gross
Illustrative: A Fateh-110 ballistic missile, displayed at an Iranian armed forces parade in 2012. (military.ir/Wikimedia Commons)
November 12, 2014, 5:44 pm
Iranian general: Palestinians have longer-range missiles
Tehran claims Hamas is able to strike Israel from south to north
By Avi Lewis
A successful intercept of a target missile (Photo credit: courtesy Ministry of Defense)
November 20, 2013, 11:36 am
Missile defense system intercepts target in second live test
Mid-range David’s Sling detects, tracks and destroys missile; battery will fill gap in aerial defenses
By Mitch Ginsburg
A Russian S-300 anti-aircraft missile system on display at an undisclosed location in Russia (AP)
May 14, 2013, 1:19 pm
It’s not just the missiles, stupid
The S-300 air defense system that Netanyahu is urging Putin not to sell to Syria is the ‘ultimate’ in protection. But it’s still only a part of the wider problem: Russia’s unwavering support for Bashar Assad
By Mitch Ginsburg
Illustrative image released by the Syrian official news agency SANA shows a general view of damaged buildings wrecked by an Israeli airstrike, in Damascus, Syria, Sunday, May 5, 2013. (AP/SANA)
May 6, 2013, 9:31 am
‘Damascus airstrike killed dozens of elite troops’
Syrian military official says soldiers died guarding critical facilities, some of which were close to presidential palace
By Stuart Winer and Raphael Ahren
A soldier guarding an Iron Dome battery in the north of the country, May, 2013. (photo credit: Flash90)
May 5, 2013, 6:54 pm
Despite threats, Syria deemed unlikely to retaliate for airstrikes
Netanyahu flies to China as planned; residents of northern Israel told to ‘be alert’ amid fears of rocket fire from Lebanon; Damascus calls Israeli attacks — on Iranian missile shipments headed for Hezbollah — a ‘declaration of war’
By Stuart Winer and Raphael Ahren
May 5, 2013, 3:27 pm
Despite hostile Syrian rhetoric, Israel hoping to avoid further escalation in hostilities
Assad’s deputy FM calls Israeli airstrikes ‘declaration of war’; Damascus tells UN of fatalities in Israeli attacks, says Israel is fighting regime together with Islamic terrorists; Netanyahu convenes top ministers, deploys Iron Dome, but intends to go ahead with China trip
By Stuart Winer and ToI Staff
President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu inspect an Iron Dome missile defense battery at Ben Gurion Airport on March 20 2013 (photo credit: Nati Shohat / FLASH90)
May 5, 2013, 12:16 pm
Israel deploys Iron Dome missile defenses in the north
PM to convene security cabinet Sunday afternoon; Syrian retaliation for airstrikes is unlikely but always possible, Likud MK says hours after IAF reportedly strikes Iranian missile shipment near Damascus
By ToI Staff and AP
A screenshot from a video purporting to show large explosions on the outskirts of Damascus early Sunday morning. (Screenshot via YouTube)
May 5, 2013, 3:17 am
Syrian military site hit by fresh Israeli strike early Sunday
Israeli official says target was an Iranian missile shipment; IDF declines to comment; rocket expert says Iranian Fateh-110 missiles would be ‘game-changer’ if they reached Hezbollah
By ToI Staff and AP
An Iron Dome interceptor missile rising up to meet incoming rockets from Gaza on November 20, 2012. (photo credit: Mendy Hechtman/Flash 90)
December 3, 2012, 3:16 pm
Iron Dome: A true game changer or just a feel-good tactical system?
The remarkable story of how Israel’s rocket shield was developed, and a searching assessment of the real value of a layer of protection the defense minister says could ‘prevent war’
By Mitch Ginsburg
The Iron Dome missile defense system in action, November 15, 2012 (photo credit: Uri Lenz/Flash90)
November 25, 2012, 6:18 am
Israel set to carry out critical test of next-generation missile defense system, report says
Boston Globe: David’s Sling’s ‘Stunner’ interceptor will be pitted against dummy rocket in Negev Desert; developers say system will counter longer-range threats and faster-moving targets than Iron Dome
By Elie Leshem
An Iron Dome interceptor rises toward a barrage of rockets over Ashdod in March 2012 (photo credit: Flash 90/ Maariv Out)
October 11, 2012, 11:24 pm
Iron Dome can handle Hamas’s improvised multi-barrel rocket launchers, expert says
Uzi Rubin, chief engineer of the Arrow anti-missile system, says there are ‘no game-changers’ in the ongoing conflict with Gaza
By Mitch Ginsburg
A successful missile interception by Iron Dome (photo credit: Ministry of Defense/Flash 90)
March 14, 2012, 8:45 pm
Chinks remain in Israel’s air defense armor, despite Iron Dome
Analysis: Success of rocket interceptions this week should not obscure Israel’s vulnerability to other Iran-related missiles, flying at different speeds on different trajectories
By Mitch Ginsburg
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