El sistema Iron Dome desarrollado por Israel, ha adquirido renombre internacional por su eficacia en misiones de Def Ae & Mis, especialmente por su capacidad para neutralizar la amenaza de misiles, cohetes y peque\u00f1os drones. Pocos d\u00edas despu\u00e9s que un UCAS Iran\u00ed atac\u00f3 un buque tanque petrolero en el golfo de Om\u00e1n, la Armada de Israel junto con su asociado industrial, la empresa RAFAEL anunciaron la realizaci\u00f3n de ensayos exitosos con la nueva variante del sistema, denominada C-DOME. Desarrollado para su instalaci\u00f3n en buques, tanto plataformas de combate como de transporte, presenta id\u00e9nticas capacidades que la versi\u00f3n terrestre citada y provee gran flexibilidad operativa, contribuyendo al concepto de \u201cDefensa A\u00e9rea en capas\u201d y demostrando su posibilidad de empleo no s\u00f3lo al \u00e1mbito militar.<\/p>\n
TEL AVIV \u2014 Just days after an Iranian drone hit an oil tanker off the coast of Oman, the Israeli Navy and industrial partner Rafael have announced the success of an advanced interception test of a new naval variant of the\u00a0Iron Dome<\/a>\u00a0system.<\/p>\n The\u00a0C-Dome<\/a>, as it is known, is designed to go on ships and provide the same protection from rockets, missiles and small drones that Iron Dome does on land.<\/p>\n According to an Israeli Ministry of Defense announcement Thursday morning, the system was installed on the INS \u201cOz\u201d corvette. Per the statement, \u201cThe test simulated real threats and included the system\u2019s successful detection and interception of targets in challenging scenarios.\u201d<\/p>\n Moshe Patel, the head Israel\u2019s missile defense effort, said that C-Dome \u201cpromotes further operational flexibility and has become a part of the State of Israel\u2019s multi-tiered missile and air defense array.\u201d It will fit into the existing tiers of Israel\u2019s air defense network, made up of Iron Dome, David\u2019s Sling, Arrow 2, and\u00a0Arrow 3<\/a>.<\/p>\n The timing of the announcement coming so soon after the Iranian UAV attack was coincidental, but underscores the reason Israel began investment in C-Dome in the first place.<\/p>\n The attack by an armed UAV, probably the Shaed-136, occurred Tuesday against the Pacific Zircon tanker near Oman. In a\u00a0statement to Reuters<\/a>, the company (based in Singapore but controlled by Israeli businessman Idan Ofer) stated that the vessel \u201cwas hit by a projectile \u2026 There is some minor damage to the vessel\u2019s hull but no spillage of cargo or water ingress.\u201d<\/p>\n