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Iron Dome

Israeli air defense system to intercept and destroy short-range rockets, aircraft and other missiles with a range of 4 to 70 km
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Summary

Iron Dome is a product[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of product entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,882 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: Counter Rocket, Artillery, and Mortar[3]
  • Operator: Israel[4], Azerbaijan[5], United States[6]
  • Manufacturer: Rafael Advanced Defense Systems[7], Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd[8]
  • Subclass of: missile defense[9]
  • Designed by: Rafael Advanced Defense Systems[10], Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd[11]
  • Commons category: Iron Dome[12]
  • Country of origin: Israel[13]
  • Inception: 2005[14]
  • Participated in conflict: Gaza–Israel conflict[15], 2014 Gaza War[16], 2012 Gaza War[17], Operation Guardian of the Walls[18], 2022 Gaza–Israel clashes[19]
  • Service entry: 2005[20]
  • Official website: https://he.rafael.co.il/solutions/כיפת-ברזל-מוצר/[21]
  • Total produced: 2[22]
  • Length: 3 m[23]
  • Mass: 90 kg[24]
  • Diameter: 160 millimetre[25]

Why It Matters

Iron Dome has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 50 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

Related Entities

Azerbaijan Israel Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd product Rafael Advanced Defense Systems United States

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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