by Yaakov Lappin
Following the dramatic U.S. Marine Corps live-fire drill in July, Brig. Gen. (res.) Shachar Shohat tells JNS about the significance of the test, as well as the separate U.S. Army deployment of the Iron Dome batteries it already purchased.
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| Live test of the Iron Dome air-defense system. Credit: Rafael Defense. |
A recent United States Marine Corps live-fire trial of challenging aerial threats using the Israeli-made, Rafael Advance Defense Systems-produced Iron Dome air-defense system is a firm reply to those who claimed that Israeli and American systems would struggle to link up, a senior Rafael executive has told JNS.
On July 18, the Marine Corps announced a major breakthrough in its ability to integrate the Israeli-made Iron Dome ground launcher and Tamir interceptor missile into its air-defense systems.
In a statement, Rafael said that the Marines had integrated Iron Dome into the Marine Corps Medium-Range Intercept Capability (MRIC) Prototype. This system includes a radar known as G/ATOR (Ground/Air Task-Oriented Radar), which is made by American company Northrop Grumman, and a battle-management system, produced by U.S. defense giant Lockheed Martin.
The live-fire test at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico demonstrated that the U.S. Marine Corps has Iron Dome defense capabilities and that Iron Dome was effectively incorporated into USMC Architecture, said Israeli and American officials.
The technology performed precisely as predicted by a Marine simulation conducted prior to the actual test, according to Rafael.
Yaakov Lappin
Source: https://www.jns.org/rafael-exec-we-have-demonstrated-that-israeli-and-american-air-defense-systems-can-connect/
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