Israel successfully tests naval anti-missile defense system: ministry
STORY: Israel successfully tests naval anti-missile defense system: ministry
DATELINE: May 30, 2023
LENGTH: 00:01:20
LOCATION: Jerusalem
CATEGORY: MILITARY
SHOTLIST:
1. file of naval "Iron Dome" test (courtesy of MOD YOUTUBE CHANNEL)
2. various of Israel's gas field
3. various of Israel's navy ships in the sea
STORYLINE:
Israel's defense ministry announced on Monday that it had "successfully" completed tests of a naval "Iron Dome" aerial defense system, designed to protect the country's natural gas fields off the Mediterranean shore.
The system, known as "C-Dome," is installed on an Israeli Navy's Sa'ar 6-class corvette. It is the maritime version of the Iron Dome, an anti-missile system that Israel uses mainly to intercept short and medium-range rockets from the Gaza Strip.
The Defense Ministry said in a statement that in a series of tests, the system "successfully intercepted advanced targets," including rockets, cruise missiles and drones.
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said the naval system is
- Product Code
- ILEA001376837
- Registered date
- 2023/5/30 00:00:00
- Credit
- Xinhua / Kyodo News Images
- Media source
- Xinhua News Agency.All Rights Reserved
- Media size
- 1920 × 1080 pixel
- Deployment size
- 86.93(MB)*
*File size when opened in Photoshop, etc.