Posted on 11/06/2023 11:18:32 AM PST by Red Badger
Last week marked a historic milestone in military defense: the first combat ever to take place beyond Earth’s atmosphere.
VIDEOS AT LINK................
Israel’s celebrated Arrow missile-defense system was activated in response to a ballistic missile launched by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis, aimed at the Israeli port city of Eilat during the incident on Oct. 30, the Telegraph reported.
It can be recalled that Brigadier General Yahya Saree, the spokesperson for the Yemeni Armed Forces and also the spokesperson for Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen, announced that they have launched massive military strikes against Israeli targets in the “occupied territories.”
“Swords of Iron: The IAF carried out the first operational interception of a ballistic missile threat by the “Arrow” system in the Red Sea region. The threat did not infiltrate into Israeli airspace,” the Ministry of Defense confirmed.
The Israeli Defense Forces shared a video clip showing the moment of the interception. The video shows a cylindrical shape representing the incoming ballistic missile, which is suddenly obliterated in an explosion.
“The IAF’s Arrow Aerial Defense System intercepted a surface-to-surface missile in the Red Sea area,” the IDF announced.
The Arrow Weapon System (AWS) is a missile defense system designed to intercept and destroy ballistic missiles. It’s the world’s first stand-alone anti-tactical ballistic missile defense system. The AWS includes both Arrow 2 and Arrow 3 interceptors, which can intercept short, medium, and long-range ballistic missiles.
“The Arrow is an advanced air defense system created and designed to intercept ballistic missiles outside of the Earth’s atmosphere,” said Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) per Breaking Defense.
“The Arrow system […] demonstrated today that Israel possesses the most advanced technology for defense against ballistic missiles at various ranges,” CEO and President of the IAI, Boaz Levy, said.
From Israel Aerospace Industries:
The Arrow 3 interceptor is part of the Arrow Weapon System (AWS) which is the world’s first operational, national, stand-alone ATBM (Anti Tactical Ballistic Missiles) defense system. Based on the uniquely effective Arrow 2 and Arrow 3 interceptors, the Arrow modular air defense systems detect, tracks, intercepts and destroys incoming TBMs carrying a range of warheads and over a large footprint, thereby protecting strategic assets and population centers.
The innovative Arrow 3 interceptor is designed to intercept and destroy the newest, longer-range threats, especially those carrying weapons of mass destruction.
Arrow 3 integrates seamlessly into the Arrow Weapon System (AWS) complementing the current and future blocks of the Arrow 2 interceptor, thus enabling upper-tier multiple engagement opportunities.
Feel good story du jour.
Thank you Ronald Reagan for the Strategic Defense Initiative. 40 years of Alt Leftist’s sneering and mockery about “Star Wars” has been proven to be the babble of morons.
That’s actually a really good sign.
If someone tries to use an EMP, it could be shot down before ignition...if they’re not in kahoots to starve us all.
a cruise missile was launched? where did the Palestine’s get those, launch systems and training??
I wonder how much space junk that generates? We’ll see if satellites or the ISS start taking more hits.
Yemani Houthi rebels......................
I have read (here) that an effective EMP attack on the C.O.N.U.S. would kill 85 to 90% of the population. I am speculating as to how those percentage numbers are achieved. I wonder if starvation, disease, and fighting over scraps are our destiny?
So what are they or the U.S. going to do to retaliate against Yemen?
What are we regarding as “space”?
Was it these guys who did it? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sz7JGCj4Q5k
“I have read (here) that an effective EMP attack on the C.O.N.U.S. would kill 85 to 90% of the population.”
Sounds about right.
“I wonder if starvation, disease, and fighting over scraps are our destiny?”
Absolutely. You can bank on it. We will be eating each other. And it is right around the corner.
Many of these "researchers" couldn't start a lawnmower if their life depended on it. They are way over estimating the impact of an EMP. People make systems work and a EMP does not take out people.
You are correct, President Reagan was the author of the concept and policy!
No worries about space junk, neither the Houthi missile or the Israeli interceptor can reach Orbital Velocity, all the junk fell in the desert.
In my house, it's that closet that holds the vacuum cleaner that never gets used.......
This is what I’ve heard. It seems that nobody really knows how the full impact of an EMP would affect everything. There seem to be opinions all over the place.
Altitude.
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