Israel presents maritime version of 'Iron Dome'

'C-Dome' designed to help combat vessels counteract any threats from the air, including missiles, helicopters and drones.

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Published:  11.01.14, 17:13 / Israel News LE BOURGET — Israel's "Iron Dome" is heading to the seas, the maker of the rocket-blocking defense system says. Follow Ynetnews on Facebook and Twitter  State-owned defense contractor Rafael wants to leverage the system's much-vaunted success in protecting Israeli civilians in this summer's Gaza war, hoping to draw navies as buyers for a new maritime version seen as especially useful in protecting national economic resources at sea like oil and gas platforms. (Photo: AP) At this week's Euronaval conference near Paris, Rafael unveiled "C-Dome," which endeavors to help combat vessels counteract any threats from the air, including missiles, helicopters and tiny unmanned drone aircraft, which could increasingly become tools of combat and reconnaissance at sea just as they have on land in recent years. Large naval vessels generally have radar-based interception systems to counter incoming threats. But Rafael executives say C-Dome offers innovations. It can fire up to a missile per second, cover a 360-degree range while piggybacking on a vessel's own radar systems with heat-tracking missiles that zero in on multiple incoming threats at a time. "C-dome offers something that is not out there (in the market) yet ... A small footprint and the capability to engage multiple targets and saturation threats. And it's based on the only system in the world that has more than 1,000 intercepts," said program director Ari Sacher. "We can protect the ship from every direction at the same time. Most systems out there can't do that." http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4586721,00.html TweetMe Please

Israel's Iron Dome Hacked

Israeli Iron Dome firms 'infiltrated by Chinese hackers'

By Joe MillerTechnology reporter

Israel's Iron Dome system is widely credited with preventing the deaths of Israeli civilians

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The breaches were first publicised by security blogger Brian Krebson Monday.

The companies denied their classified networks had been infiltrated.

However, the team that discovered the incidents has given the BBC access to an intelligence report, which indicates hundreds of files were Copied.

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Israeli Defense Contractors Compromised by Hackers

Three Israeli defense contractors responsible for building the “Iron Dome” missile shield currently protecting Israel from a barrage of rocket attacks were compromised by hackers and robbed of huge quantities of sensitive documents pertaining to the shield technology, KrebsOnSecurity has learned. The never-before publicized intrusions, which occurred between 2011 and 2012, illustrate the continued challenges that defense contractors and other companies face in deterring organized cyber adversaries and preventing the theft of proprietary information.

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Israel asks U.S. for $225m for missing Iron Dome parts; Defense minister tells IDF troops: Prepare for next mission in Gaza; Kerry says progress made in cease-fire efforts; IDF strikes Gaza hospital, several wounded; foreign worker killed in rocket strike on south.

By Haaretz | Jul. 23, 2014 | 7:03 PM

Israel's Operation Protective Edge entered its 16th day on Wednesday, marking the 6th day of the IDF's ground incursion into the Gaza Strip.

Eleven IDF soldiers were killed on Monday, raising the number of Israeli military fatalities since the operation commenced to 29.

At least 350 Palestinians have been killed since Israel began its ground operation, raising the recent escalation's death toll in Gaza to 655, with some 4,220 wounded.

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Smoke and fire from the explosion of an Israeli strike rise over Gaza City, Tuesday, July 22, 2014.Photo by AP

Welcome to the Iron Dome

By Allison Barrie

Published July 17, 2014

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Israel’s Iron Dome has played a high profile role in the current conflict with Hamas as the country's military deploys state-of-the-art technology to tackle missile attacks.

The Iron Dome missile defense system, built by the Israeli company Rafael, was initially created in response to the 2006 conflict with the Islamist Lebanon-based group Hezbollah.

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Hezbollah launched thousands of rockets that caused dozens of casualties and massive amounts of damage.

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