{"id":53113,"date":"2017-11-27T19:20:31","date_gmt":"2017-11-27T19:20:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2017\/11\/27\/israels-iron-dome-system-deployed-on-ship-for-first-time\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T23:52:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T23:52:30","slug":"israels-iron-dome-system-deployed-on-ship-for-first-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/naval\/2017\/11\/27\/israels-iron-dome-system-deployed-on-ship-for-first-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel declares operational capability for sea-based Iron Dome"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Israeli military has declared initial operational capability of a ship-based version of the Iron Dome intercepting system following a live-fire test earlier in the day that destroyed multiple incoming targets at sea.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n

TEL AVIV, Israel \u2014 The Israeli military has declared initial operational capability of a ship-based version of the Iron Dome intercepting system following a live-fire test earlier in the day that destroyed multiple incoming targets at sea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Nov. 27 milestone test capped more than 18 months of intensive coordination between the Israeli Air Force, the Israeli Navy and local industry to integrate Iron Dome with the Adir surveillance, track and guidance radar onboard the INS Lahav, a Sa\u2019ar-5 corvette-class surface ship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOfficially, from today, we added another operational layer to defend Israeli assets in the Mediterranean Sea,\u201d Brig. Gen. Zvika Haimovich, commander of the Air Force\u2019s Aerial Defense Division, told reporters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNow there is full connectivity between the ship-based Iron Dome, the Adir radar and our ground-based Iron Dome batteries. It was proven in today\u2019s live-fire test and its performance is excellent,\u201d Haimovich said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Developed by state-owned Rafael, Iron Dome has been credited with more than 1,700 successful intercepts since it was first deployed in 2011. The firm is marketing its ship-based Iron Dome variants under the name C-Dome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Air Force officer noted that the ship-based Iron Dome would be operated by air defenders according to the same doctrine and skill sets developed for land-based Iron Dome batteries. \u201cThis naval Iron Dome is part of our new Iron Dome battalion \u2026 and the merging of land- and sea-based capabilities promises to achieve our goals in the next round of escalation or the next war.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navy Capt. Ziv Barak, head of the service\u2019s weapons department, said lessons from Israel\u2019s 2014 Gaza war drove requirements for a sea-based Iron Dome for defense of the Israeli coast, Israeli ships and offshore energy assets. However, he emphasized that integration of the ship-based interceptor and its interoperability with land-based systems could just as easily be used to defend against threats beyond its northern border.<\/p>\n\n\n\t