How Israel's Iron Dome missile system works

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Over the past few days, Palestinian militants have reacted to recent events by firing thousands of rockets into Israel from Gaza. Israel had managed to shoot down many of these rockets with its Iron Dome missile-defense system.
RUNDOWN SHOWS:
1. Night sky over Israel, defensive missiles rising, twisting, to intercept attacking rockets
2. Map view of Israel showing batteries around Gaza, missiles intercepting rockets
3. Show radar unit, radio waves, data feeding via cable to command unit
4. How command unit selects targets, accurate missile triggers alarm, inaccurate not
5. Data via cable from command unit to launcher, missile launches, rises and hits rocket
6. Missile icon launched, flies over map, showing range, all 3 units of system on one truck
VOICEOVER (in English):
The BBC reports that Israel's Iron Dome air-defense system has shot down thousands of rockets fired from Gaza in the past few days.
This system is designed to destroy unguided rockets flying at low altitudes. It comprises multiple batteries that are spread out to defend a large area. Each battery is made up of three parts.
The first part is the radar unit, which detects enemy rockets and feed their speed and trajectory data to the command unit.
The command unit calculates which rockets pose the greatest threat to urban areas and infrastructure, ignoring those whose trajectory indicates they are likely to hit unpopulated areas.
The command unit then launches a three-meter-long missile at the selected target. The missile destroys the target by exploding in its path, and each missile costs about 40,000 dollars.
These missile-defense batteries can reach targets up to 70 kilometers away, and they are designed to be mobile, so they can be quickly packed up, transported, and redeployed.
SOURCES: BBC, CBS News, Army Technology
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