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Iron 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.
by sliverstorm 12y ago
Iron 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...