The system was put into development in the mid-2000s. It became operational in 2011, with a good chunk of financing from the U.S.
High over Israeli territory, a volley of rockets explode midair. It's the work of one of the most advanced ground-based aerial defense systems in the world.
"You have very limited time to find some kind of secure place, 30 seconds at most, before either the interceptor works, or if it's not one of the ones that it can take out, then you're going to be put in jeopardy if you didn't go into a basement or a bunker somewhere," said Howard Stoffer, an international affairs professor at the University of New Haven.
The Congressional Research Office said in a report last year the U.S. has provided close to $2 billion for Iron Dome development, parts and maintenance. Israel is expected to request munitions to replenish the Iron Dome from its heavy use amid the current war with Hamas in Gaza. "Last night, there were already shipments that arrived probably at Ben Gurion on a military part of the airfield.
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