Iron Dome's Defenses Tested to the Limit: The Iranian Missile Threat

How has Iran managed to breach Israel’s Iron Dome air defence system? For many years, Israel’s multilayered air defence system has repelled missile attacks from Hamas and Hezbollah. While experts say Iran ' s attack on Israel was one of the largest ballistic missile strikes in history, the country's Iron Dome and array of air defenses still managed to take most of them out. JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel ’ s multilayered air-defense system appears to have passed another test after fending off Iran’s latest missile barrage. In Tuesday’s night’s strike, Iran fired over 180 missiles toward Israel. There's a specific kind of math that could determine just how much longer the war can go — how many long-range missiles Iran has versus how many missile interceptors Israel has to shoot them down. In this article, we explain how Iron Dome ’ s radar - led interceptors work, survey Iran’s own layered defenses , and examine what these tit-for-tat exchanges mean for regional—and global—security. A video has been posted to the social media site X with a caption stating that an Iron Dome interceptor fired to take down Iranian missiles looped back and hit the launcher instead, giving the missile a clear path to hit Nevatim Air Base. The United States' Department of Defense confirmed its forces had helped Israel shoot down the latest barrage of Iranian ballistic missiles . Two US Navy destroyers fired about a dozen. The escalating conflict following Israel's surprise attack on Iran on 13 June, has revealed gaps in Israel's Iron Dome defense . The waves of retaliatory strikes from Iran has seen some of Iran's ballistic missiles pierce the missile defence system to hit key targets. Why are Iranian missiles hitting Israel? What to know about Iron Dome and other defence systems David’s Sling and The Arrow are also both helping to counter Iranian attacks By Chris Lambie. Israel’s launch of air attacks against Iran on Friday prompted Tehran to fire a wave of retaliatory strikes on Israel, and some Iranian ballistic missiles have pierced through Israel’s missile.