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11 Aug

The Combat Laser Will Not Retire Iron Dome, and Cloud Cover Is the Reason

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In short: A high-energy laser like Iron Beam fires for a few dollars a shot, so people assume it makes interceptor missiles obsolete. It does not. Weather, beam dwell time, and single-target focus keep older systems in the mix for years. The pitch sounds final. A laser costs roughly three to five dollars per engagement, a Tamir interceptor runs tens of thousands, so the math looks settled. Retire the expensive rockets and let photons do the work. That story collapses the moment a rain cloud rolls in. קראו גם: The single dome you imagine protecting a city does not exist…

31 Jul

The single dome you imagine protecting a city does not exist

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In short: air defense is not a single dome that swats everything from the sky. It is a stack of separate layers, each tuned to a different range and threat, passing targets down the chain until one of them gets a clean shot. Ask most people how a country stops incoming rockets and drones, and they picture one invisible bubble that catches anything crossing the border. That mental image is wrong. Real air defense is built as a relay. A long-range radar spots a threat hundreds of kilometers out, a command system decides which weapon owns that track, and the…

22 Jul

The “$50,000 vs $300” argument against Iron Dome is doing bad accounting

מיכל מזרחירפאל

In short: Iron Dome gets attacked as a money pit because each Tamir interceptor costs tens of thousands of dollars while the rockets it stops cost a few hundred. That math misses the point. The system only fires at rockets heading for people or property, so the real comparison is one interceptor against one destroyed building. You have heard the line. A homemade rocket costs a few hundred dollars, an Iron Dome interceptor costs tens of thousands, so Israel is spending itself into a corner. It sounds obvious. It is also comparing the wrong two numbers. קראו גם: מערכת בחירות:…

17 Jul

Electoral Systems: The Basic Terms You Need to Know

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Electoral Systems: The Basic Terms You Need to Know In short: an electoral system is the set of rules that turns votes into seats. A handful of terms do most of the work, and once you know them, election results stop looking like a black box. This guide defines the core vocabulary in plain language. What an Electoral System Actually Does Every democracy faces the same problem. Millions of people mark ballots, and those marks have to become a fixed number of officeholders. The electoral system is the translation layer. It decides who gets counted, how votes convert into representation,…

22 Aug

Naval Weapon Systems

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Naval weapons defense systems are essentially designed to protect naval bases and installations from enemy attacks. Navies are an extension of a country's global power because they allow militaries to take the battle to the enemy territory where they can cause maximum damage without exposing their assets and population to the same. Today, the world’s leading navies use Rafael’s naval weapon systems because they are dependable and reliable. These systems serve two purposes. As protectors at naval bases and to protect naval ships when they are far from home or on a mission. For the latter, the idea is to…

15 Mar

Missile Defense technology

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Missile defense has long been the go-to technology for protecting military formations in transit, military bases, civilian populations and economic assets. Missiles have long been used by armies to launch long range attacks without exposing their personnel to losses. Over time, anti-missile defense technology to counter invading missiles has been developed and Rafael's missile defense systems have been one of the most successful systems in the world. With technology in constant evolution, it’s important to have the latest missile defense systems. The US army and a host of national armies across the world have come to rely on it for…

31 Oct

Trophy Active Protection System – Israel’s solution for anti-tank threats

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During combat, armoured fighting vehicles (AFV) not only encounter gunshots and grenades but also missiles from all the angels and every possible direction. These missiles are no ordinary weapons of choice. These are sophisticated, highly lethal and advanced guided missiles which can easily destroy a battle tank's armour and make it vulnerable on the battlegrounds. In 2006, during a war against Hezbollah, Israel lost numerous tanks and resources. The attacks were made by anti-tank missiles which made Israel think of a new and better way to protect their tanks. Hence to tackle these advanced threats, the Trophy Active Protection…

The Combat Laser Will Not Retire Iron Dome, and Cloud Cover Is the Reason

The single dome you imagine protecting a city does not exist

The “$50,000 vs $300” argument against Iron Dome is doing bad accounting

Electoral Systems: The Basic Terms You Need to Know

Naval Weapon Systems

Missile Defense technology

Trophy Active Protection System – Israel’s solution for anti-tank threats

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