Facts for Prelims (FFP)
Source: First Post
Context: The C-Dome is the naval version of Israel’s Iron Dome missile defence system.
- It was deployed for the first time as a response to a “hostile aircraft” entering Israeli airspace near Eilat.
- Similar to the Iron Dome, which intercepts rockets fired from Gaza, the C-Dome uses radar to detect incoming threats and destroys them with its own missiles.
- Unlike the Iron Dome, the C-Dome is mounted on ships and integrated into the ship’s radar It provides full-circular protection against maritime and coastal threats.
- The system was tested on Sa’ar 6-class corvettes, German-made warships used by the Israeli Navy, and was declared operational in November 2022.
- The C-Dome employs TAMIR interceptors, a modular Vertical-Launch Unit (VLU), and a Command & Control (C2) component to detect and track threats at sea.
