Posted on 04/11/2024 2:03:37 PM PDT by airdalecheif
Israel has used the ship-based version of its Iron Dome air defense system for the first time in combat. Installed aboard an Israeli Navy Sa’ar 6 class corvette, the navalized Rafael Iron Dome — known as C-Dome — successfully intercepted a drone over the Red Sea. The engagement also comes just a week after one of the Sa'ar 6 class warships was almost struck by a drone launched by militants in Iraq.
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It’s good to see it was successful in this case but Iron Dome has been shown to be only partially successful against swarms. It’s also not cost effective - the missiles Iron Dome uses to take down other missiles and drones cost way more than what they take down. Both the US and Israel will need to come up with alternatives.
“Both the US and Israel will need to come up with alternatives.”
Killing the people who are launching the missiles works for me.
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Awesome
If I recall, the iron dome missiles cost $45k each. They’re used to shoot down drones that cost less than 1k.
Indeed, that is the smart tactic.
Works for guerilla war up to major war. Target the trigger puller, not the bullet.
What the feral government here keeps forgetting when they threaten civilians not likely to go along with the pogrom.
Maybe Israel can save the UK and American ships 🙄
They certainly can’t save themselves
Good to see that the one drone failed to hit the Israeli corvette and the anti-drone missile was able to destroy another hostile drone. However as the Russians are painfully learning, in this modern technological era with guidance systems, stealth, accuracy and lethality improving constantly, the era of naval surface combatants and land armored vehicles is over.
imho at some point the costs and constraints of laser will be overcome.
When that’s done one laser gun with guidance can rapidly eliminate a swarm of incoming drones.
Both the US and Israel will need to come up with alternatives.
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I agree
This is way too expensive and is basically useless when swarmed.
Also is almost useless with hypersonic missles
But England has some sort of laser that was successfully introduced a couple months ago
I know that Israel and USA have been working on their own laser for many years now , I don’t understand the delay in building this. It’s been years
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