Wednesday, October 16, 2024

Israel may have to let missiles through air defenses amid shortage of interceptors...

ISRAEL faces a shortage of rocket and missile interceptors vital for its Iron Dome air defense system - meaning terrorist weapons could pierce through.


After a year of war in Gaza and now heavy fighting in Lebanon, Israel's store of crucial $2million Arrow 3 missiles has taken a heavy hit.

The specialist rockets are used to intercept ballistic missiles - fired by terror groups like Hezbollah in Lebanon - at significant distances from the Israeli border.

They form a key part of the $150million Iron Dome defence system which has kept Israel safe from countless onslaughts by air.

Now the country gears up to protect itself from attacks by Iran - potentially in partnership with its ferocious terror proxies.

Industry specialists, former military officials and analysts told The Financial Times that the shortage of interceptor missiles poses a serious threat. (Read More)