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[-] catloaf@lemm.ee 14 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

How's the Iron Dome coverage? I imagine Iran isn't going to send very many missiles, but given it's going to be a few missiles from so far away, not a swarm of rockets from just over the border, is Iron Dome going to cover that flight profile?

Edit: yeah iron dome won't cover this, it's the Barak missiles I think. Not sure what their intercept rate is. And the US is deploying air support right now, though I haven't seen their exact destination or mission.

[-] Sundial@lemm.ee 8 points 2 weeks ago

US or some other NATO country will likely deploy fighter jets to try and intercept it before it even reaches the Iron Dome, like they did when Iran sent that drone strike a few months back. Iran knows all this and may decide to hit Israeli troops in Lebanon instead. What ends up happening is something we'll just have to wait and see.

[-] NoSpotOfGround@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago

They're saying ballistic missiles, not cruise missiles though. Those are too fast and too vertical to be intercepted with aircraft.

[-] Sundial@lemm.ee 5 points 2 weeks ago

I did not know that. Thanks for clarifying. Would it be safe to assume an ant-ballistic missile/system would be used?

[-] NoSpotOfGround@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Yes, I imagine they'd use the Arrow 3, and the US Navy could probably help out with SM3s if they were instructed to intervene.

[-] Sundial@lemm.ee 1 points 2 weeks ago

Guess we'll find out soon enough given what just happened. Thanks for the insight and the links though.

[-] Billy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 2 weeks ago

It will mostly be Patriot, David's Sling and Arrow according to the Wikipedia article on their defense systems.
I think Barak is mostly for Navy assets?

[-] catloaf@lemm.ee 2 points 2 weeks ago

Ah, that's the article I needed, thanks.

[-] pandapoo@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Modern air defense is layered, and latest generations are layered and networked.

Short, medium, and long range all have different kill methods/platforms, but may share radar and sensors suites, along with command and control systems.

The operator, system, or mixture of both, then decides which targets are threats, and which kill system to engage them with.

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