Iron Dome was declared operational in early 2011, purchased by US Army in 2019
'For the first time, a high-power laser interception system achieved operational maturity'
IDF investigating why Iron Dome failed to intercept drone
Iron Beam supplements Israel existing air defense systems, while reducing the cost for short-range interceptors
One rocket was not intercepted, a missile was struck but fragments later exploded
Israel’s 2023 war is history’s second large arena in new phase of drone warfare