US Army Completes Successful Live Fire Test of Israel Iron Dome System

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The US Army and the Israel Missile Defense Organization (IMDO) have carried out their first successful joint live fire test of the Israeli-built Iron Dome defense system for the US military, the Israeli Ministry of Defense said on Monday.
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"The US Army, the Israel Missile Defense Organization and RAFAEL have successfully completed a live fire test of the first US Army Iron Dome Defense System (IDDS-A) Battery, which the United States acquired from Israel," the Ministry of Defense said via Twitter.
​The performance and live fire test was conducted at the White Sands New Mexico test range, the Ministry of Defense said in a second message via Twitter.
It "was the first time US soldiers intercepted live targets employing the Iron Dome System," the message also said.
Iron Dome developers - RAFAEL, Israel Aircraft Industries (Elta and Prest) - supported the test, the Israeli Ministry of Defense added.
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