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2011-04-12 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

Barak to Rafael: Produce 4 additional Iron Dome batteries

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Posted by trailing wife 2011-04-12 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 Meanwhile, C-RAM systems, with radar, are still available for the bargain basement price of $15m a system. And while they can't handle the more advanced stuff that Iron Dome can take out, they are just the cat's pajamas for the low tech mortars and home rockets that are far more common.

And it's a mystery why Israel hasn't adopted both. Iron Dome missiles are about $30k a pop, which is a tad pricey for taking out Hamas bottle rockets.

Posted by Anonymoose 2011-04-12 10:13|| 2011-04-12 10:13|| Front Page Top

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