Another Iron Dome battery deployed in the south
The battery is the second to be deployed in southern Israel as part of an operational trial to test the Iron Dome's effectiveness against rocket fire from the Gaza Strip

by Jonatan Urich
Israel Defense Forces
April 4, 2011

http://www.jewishpolicycenter.org/2149/another-iron-dome-battery-deployed-in-the-south

An additional battery of the Iron Dome anti-rocket system will be deployed on Monday (Apr. 4) in southern Israel, according to Galatz (Army Radio). The battery, operated by commanders and soldiers of the IAF's aerial defense network, will be deployed in as part of efforts to protect residents of the Israeli cities of Ashkelon and Ashdod against rocket fire from the Gaza Strip.

This is the second Iron Dome battery deployed in southern Israel over the past few weeks. The first battery was deployed in the Be'er Sheba region the week of March 27th.

The Iron Dome is considered a significant achievement for the Israeli defense establishment, and is currently being assimilated into operational use by the IAF. It will be used to defend Israel against the threat posed by rockets and mortar shells. The Iron Dome system is capable of identifying and destroying such projectiles before they land in Israeli territory.

"The Iron Dome will provide sound protection against missile and rocket fire at the residents of Israel's southern communities, however, it is not hermetic," said Aerial Defense Network Commander, Brig. Gen. Doron Gavish.

"Its deployment, a final step before the system's official operational use, will last a number of weeks, during which we will survey its effectiveness in various sites in the South," said Brig. Gen. Gavish.

According to the Aerial Defense Network Commander, the public should continue to heed the instructions of the Home Front Command.

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