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The Americans tested the Israeli "Iron Dome"

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The Israeli Iron Dome air defense system has been successfully tested against cruise missiles in the United States. Yesterday, August 24, the portal upi.com He reported that the US Army conducted the first fire tests of its intermediate anti-missile system.

The tests were conducted at the White Sands Missile Range. During the testing, eight unmanned targets simulating subsonic cruise missiles took to the sky. All of them were successfully hit.

Testing of the Iron Dome air defense system

In 2019, the US Department of Defense requested the purchase of two Iron Dome batteries from Congress. The contract for two Iron Dome batteries (12 launchers, 240 interceptor missiles, as well as a control system and radar stations) was estimated at $373 million. In service with the American army, the system was called the Iron Dome Defense System-Army (IDDS-A).

The purchase of two Iron Dome batteries is called "intermediate". The US military department indicates that the final decision on "full acceptance" New air defense systems will be announced by 2023, when it is planned to summarize the results of the Indirect Fires Protection Capability (IFPC) program.

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