Very different systems. Iron Dome uses ground-launched interceptor missiles, tied in to a theater-level control net, to intercept short-to-medium-range surface

Very different systems. Iron Dome uses ground-launched interceptor missiles, tied in to a theater-level control net, to intercept short-to-medium-range surface-to-surface ballistic missiles. This uses a self-contained, at-some-point-aircraft-mounted laser, to shoot down guided, powered, maneuvering air-to-air or surface-to-air missiles.