Israel successfully completed a series of tests of the Iron Dome missile defense system, designed for defending Israel from short-range rocket and missile attacks, the Israeli Defense Ministry said on July 15.
A number of rockets were intercepted successfully in the tests of the system over the past days, local new service Ynet reported, quoting defense officials.
The Iron Dome system, developed by state-owned Rafael Defense Systems, consists of a radar, control system, launcher and interceptor. The Defense Ministry said that all parts of the system worked well in the tests.
Rocket fire has long been a major security threat to the Jewishstate, with its northern part subject to such attacks from Lebanon and its southern part frequently battered by rockets from the Gaza Strip.
