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Subject Iron Dome: How Israeli defense system saved lives

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http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/12/02/behind-iron-dome-key-engineer-tells-how-israeli-defense-system-saved-lives/

[i]    "The lives beings saved were not only those of Israeli citizens and soldiers, but of the Palestinians in Gaza who would have tended to suffer the most had there been an incursion.” - "Ari," Israeli engineer
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HAIFA, Israel –  If there was one clear winner in the latest round of hostilities between Israel and Hamas, it was the Iron Dome -- the Jewish state's complex defense system that plucks rockets out of the sky before they can threaten civilian targets.

As daily rocket attacks from Gaza leapt from a handful to hundreds earlier this month, the vaunted system was deployed to near universal praise, intercepting an estimated 400 potentially deadly missiles. In an exclusive interview with FoxNews.com, "Ari," an Iron Dome engineer whose real name is being withheld, described what it is like to be part of the team of cutting edge technology developers, and the challenges faced by the team at Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, which worked with two other Israeli companies, Elta, and mPrest Systems on the program.

“I’m an engineer and not a politician, but I can tell you there were a tremendous amount of lives saved," Ari said of the Iron Dome, a system for detecting launches, determining the rockets' trajectory and intercepting those that pose a threat with counter-missiles fired from strategically-located batteries.

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/12/02/behind-iron-dome-key-engineer-tells-how-israeli-defense-system-saved-lives/

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[u]Fun Fact[/u]:

the 5th Iron Dome battery was not even supposed to be operational nor be able to intercept heavy, long-range rockets like Fajr-5 or Zelzal.

But when the Gaza thing broke out, 5th Iron Dome battery had to literally be rushed to Tel Aviv from testing grounds 3 months ahead of schedule.

And do you know who was commanding this impromptu installation maneuver that later recorded world's first ever intercept of Fajr-5 rocket heading to Tel Aviv?

a [b]WOMAN [/b]on [b]9th month [/b]of [b]PREGNANCY[/b]!!!

I guess she's an Aero-space engineer, her name is Hila, she's 28 years old and her husband is an Air-force officer....  Here's her pic:

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Go lady, go!
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Original Message [link to www.foxnews.com]

"The lives beings saved were not only those of Israeli citizens and soldiers, but of the Palestinians in Gaza who would have tended to suffer the most had there been an incursion.” - "Ari," Israeli engineer

HAIFA, Israel – If there was one clear winner in the latest round of hostilities between Israel and Hamas, it was the Iron Dome -- the Jewish state's complex defense system that plucks rockets out of the sky before they can threaten civilian targets.

As daily rocket attacks from Gaza leapt from a handful to hundreds earlier this month, the vaunted system was deployed to near universal praise, intercepting an estimated 400 potentially deadly missiles. In an exclusive interview with FoxNews.com, "Ari," an Iron Dome engineer whose real name is being withheld, described what it is like to be part of the team of cutting edge technology developers, and the challenges faced by the team at Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, which worked with two other Israeli companies, Elta, and mPrest Systems on the program.

“I’m an engineer and not a politician, but I can tell you there were a tremendous amount of lives saved," Ari said of the Iron Dome, a system for detecting launches, determining the rockets' trajectory and intercepting those that pose a threat with counter-missiles fired from strategically-located batteries.

Read more: [link to www.foxnews.com]

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