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Israel Completes Live-Fire Tests Of Iron Dome Naval Variant

Israel Completes Live-Fire Tests Of Iron Dome Naval Variant
The Israeli Navy’s Sa’ar 6-class corvette, INS Magen, fires a C-Dome interceptor in a live-fire test of the naval version of the Iron Dome defense system. Israel announced the successful test on Feb. 21, 2022. (Photo: Israel Ministry of Defense)

Israel said this week it successfully completed the first set of live-fire tests for a new naval variant of the Iron Dome defense system, C-Dome. In the tests, the C-Dome was based on the Sa’ar 6-class corvette, INS Magen, and used against multiple simulated threat types including cruise missiles, rockets and unmanned aerial vehicles. The tests were jointly conducted by the Israel Missile Defense Organization (IMDO), the Israel Defense Forces, and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems. The government and Rafael announced…

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