Israel deploys C-Dome defence system for the first time
- Israel intercepts aerial target crossing into Israeli territory with ‘C-Dome’ naval defence system
- Mounted on German-made warships, C-Dome uses the same interceptor as the Iron Dome
Israel for the first time deployed its ship-mounted defence system, called the C-Dome, against a “suspicious” target that entered the country’s airspace near the southern city of Eilat, the military said on Tuesday.
On Monday evening, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) reported an alert in the area of Eilat, which was targeted in February by intercepted ballistic missile fire from Yemen’s Houthi rebels, allies of Palestinian militants Hamas.
“Following the sirens that sounded in the area of Eilat regarding the infiltration of a hostile aircraft, IDF Naval forces identified a suspicious aerial target crossing into Israeli territory,” the IDF said in a statement released early Tuesday.
“The target was successfully intercepted by the ‘C-Dome’ naval defence system,” it said.