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Pretty amazing how great Iron Dome is vs. Patriot.
by rdl 12y ago
Pretty amazing how great Iron Dome is vs. Patriot.
- sliverstorm 12y agoIron Dome is, of course, just a tad newer. This report is from 1992, regarding an incident in 1991. Iron Dome went into service in 2011.
- altcognito 12y agoAlso, Patriot was made for hitting much larger targets and a whole host of other considerations (like being mobile instead of fixed). Iron Dome doesn't even attempt to take something down until the target is over a safe region. It's just a completely different beast: http://blog.vdcresearch.com/embedded_hw/2012/11/iron-dome-vs-patriot-missile-systems-key-architectural-differences.html http://blog.vdcresearch.com/embedded_hw/2012/11/iron-dome-vs...
- dalke 12y agoCan you really make that statement? How effective was Patriot? According to Postol, it wasn't effective at all - and I assume that's who you are referencing when you say "vs. Patriot." Others say it was effective. But the same researcher, Postol, says that Iron Dome hasn't been proven to be effective either. See http://www.technologyreview.com/view/528991/an-explanation-of-the-evidence-of-weaknesses-in-the-iron-dome-defense-system/ http://www.technologyreview.com/view/528991/an-explanation-o... . Instead, he argues that the combination of an early warning system and shelter is a much more effective missile defense system. As http://thebulletin.org/iron-dome-public-relations-weapon7308 http://thebulletin.org/iron-dome-public-relations-weapon7308 points out, there is a "long history of inflated claims of missile defense efficiency." One HN discussion about this is at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8067427 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8067427 .