Romania wants to buy Iron Dome from Israel: one of the most effective air defense systems

Romania is considering buying the Iron Dome air defense system from Israel.

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The information was shared by Haaretz, citing the Romanian Defense Ministry. The Romanian defense minister discussed this during his visit to Israel last week. By the way, in addition to Israel, the purchase of the system also requires the permission of the United States, because the iron dome was a joint development of the Israeli company Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and the American Raytheon. If the delivery is approved, Romania will become the first NATO country that will receive the Iron Dome.

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"Iron Dome" is a mobile all-weather air defense system. It is capable of intercepting and destroying tactical unguided missiles and artillery shells fired from a distance of 4 to 70 kilometers. In 2015, the Iron Dome gained the ability to destroy mobile UAVs. The system was adopted into service in 2011. It is capable of intercepting up to 90% of targets.

Source: Haaretz