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Sistem rudal penangkal roket milik Israel di Kota Ashkelon (REUTERS/Darren Whiteside)
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VIVAnews - Conflict in Gaza that lasted for eight days is indirectly a "campaign event" for the main weaponry system of Israel. Already there are countries that are interested in Israeli missile defense system in warding off attacks from the militant group Hamas rockets from the Gaza Strip. The system called "Iron Dome" (Iron Dome).
India is interested in the defense equipment. According to the Times of India, the country's defense officials continued to observe the performance of the Iron Dome counter rocket fire from Gaza Fajr V.
The Reuters news agency said a 14 November until a cease-fire on 22 November, there are about 1,500 rockets fired from Gaza into Israel. According to the report, Israel's Iron Dome missile is claimed to shoot down 87 percent from the rockets that came from Gaza.
Ability Iron Dome is believed to play in preventing the large number of casualties on the Israeli side. According to the claims of the Zionist state government, five citizens were killed in rocket strikes from Gaza. However, this amount is not comparable with the number of Palestinian civilians who were victims of missile attacks from Israeli fighter jets, ie more than 160 people.
Iron Dome was produced by the Israeli company Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, and operated since 2011. The missile is capable of shooting down rockets and artillery shells were powerless to reach up to 70 km. The system also effectively dispels rockets into densely populated areas.
That makes India kesengsem with Israel's missile defense. They are similar to the Iron Dome defense system to anticipate the threat of attacks from militant groups from Pakistan, such as Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).
The group was allegedly capable of firing a short-range rockets into Indian territory. India continues to anticipate further strained relationship with Pakistan. The two countries have been attacking each other several times in a fight in the border areas, like Kashmir.
No official statement from the government of India about their interest in Iron Dome. However, the Indian media had sniffed interest in their government to have a similar missile defense for the Israeli.
A few months ago, the Indian military scientists have advised the government to make the program a joint venture with Israel to build the Iron Dome. According to them, even though they had had ballistic missiles, India does not have an adequate defense system to counter short-range rockets and artillery of the enemy.
Indian military scientists, who joined the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), is collaborating with Israeli companies in making medium-range anti-missile air strikes. However, the ability and usefulness of different missile Iron Dome. (Umi)
