Iron Dome
Israel’s Iron Dome is Great But It’s No Cure-All
Israel must always stay on the cutting edge of military technology. One key capability in which Israel is a world leader is ballistic missile defense. The Israeli military deployed a comprehensive...
Israel’s Iron Dome Was Thought to Be Impenetrable, Until Hamas Attacked
Because of its unique national security challenges, Israel has a long history of developing highly effective, state-of-the-art defense technologies and capabilities. A prime example of Israeli military strength is the Iron...
Did Hamas Defeat Israel’s Iron Dome?
On Saturday, the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas launched a land and sea attack on Israel along with a barrage of thousands of rockets. Rocket attacks are nothing new for Israel...
Israel Just Put Doubts About the Iron Dome to Rest
Israel began Operation Breaking Dawn last Friday with an airstrike in Gaza that killed Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) commander Tayseer Jabari. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) claimed he had threatened...
Falling in Love: Army and Marines Test Israel’s Iron Dome System
Both the U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps have tested out the advanced air defense system as an interim air defense solution. The United States, a long-time ally of Israel,...
Why Israel’s Iron Dome Missile Defense Isn’t Fighting for Ukraine
Israel has been repeatedly chastised for not taking on a more active role in Western efforts to arm Ukraine against Russia. In particular, it has been criticized for having blocked...
Israel Tests New Naval Iron Dome System
Israel completed its first test of the C-Dome air defense system aboard its new Sa’ar 6 corvettes on February 21. This important test is a milestone for Israel’s air defenses...
Ten Years After Its Debut, Israel’s Iron Dome is Still Getting Better
Here’s What You Need to Remember: The Iron Dome isn’t even at the apex of its potential yet, undergoing frequent upgrades through the years. It’s likely that we’ll see the Iron...
Why the Iron Dome Makes Sense for Israel but not the U.S. Homeland
Here’s What You Need to Know: The Iron Dome system might be very effective in terms of interception rates, but it is financially inefficient compared to the threat. The ongoing...
North Korea on Notice: U.S. Army Sends Iron Dome to Guam
The Pentagon has had a longstanding concern that many of its airplane and equipment basing locations in the Pacific theater could be vulnerable to Chinese land-fired ballistic missiles. Of course,...
Israel’s Iron Dome is a Marvel of Missile Defense
Here’s What You Need to Remember: Israel’s Iron Dome has successfully defended the country from over 2,500 missiles over the course of ten years. Even at ranges of forty-five miles, the...
What is Behind the Left’s Opposition to Funding Israel’s Iron Dome?
American politics is like baseball: a curveball could come at you when you least expect it. Who would have bet that while pondering a $3.5 trillion spending bill, a provision...