Israel to have final tier of multilayered ballistic missile defence in place by 2017

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Israel to have final tier of multilayered ballistic missile defence in place by 2017
Yaakov Lappin, Tel Aviv - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly
28 February 2016

The Israeli Ministry of Defense announced it had carried out the first successful Arrow 3 interception test on 10 December 2015. Source: Israeli MoD
Israel's Arrow 3 ballistic missile defence system is "very close" to being operational, a senior Israel Air Force (IAF) officer said on 25 February.

The successful Arrow 3 interception test carried out in December 2015 has brought forward the system's initial operating capability date, which is now expected before the end of 2016, the source said.

The operationalisation of Arrow 3, which is designed to intercept ballistic missiles when they are still outside the Earth's atmosphere, will complete Israel's multilayered missile defences. Arrow-2 is already in service and David's Sling, which is designed to intercept shorter-range ballistic missiles and heavy rockets, is in the process of being integrated into the network.

"We are in the midst of this process to set it up," the source said. "There is a team in charge of receiving David's Sling and in the coming months it will crystallise into an operational unit."

Shorter-range rockets are handled by the Iron Dome system. The source said more Iron Dome batteries have been upgraded. Although he declined to say how they have been improved, he hinted that the system's interception range has been significantly extended over the past two years.

The IAF now has more Iron Dome batteries, although the source declined to reveal how many are now operational.

The command-and-control systems for the Arrow, David's Sling, and Iron Dome systems have all been linked to a simulator, along with three US air defence systems, for the 'Juniper Cobra 2016' joint missile defence exercise that is currently under way in Israel.

The US has linked its Aegis, Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD), and Patriot systems to the simulator for the bi-annual drill, the IAF source said.


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@DavidSling et al, Interesting development by the most advanced country in the middle East.

 

[Nattmara]

Israel's Arrow 3 ballistic missile defense system is "very close" to being operational, a senior Israel Air Force (IAF) officer said on 25 February.

The successful Arrow 3 interception test carried out in December 2015 has brought forward the system's initial operating capability date, which is now expected before the end of 2016, the source said.

The operationalization of Arrow 3, which is designed to intercept ballistic missiles when they are still outside the Earth's atmosphere, will complete Israel's multilayered missile defenses.

Wonderful system. Anyone got a range estimation? From what I see, it's capable of interception at altitudes of +100km, but I don't see a range estimation.

For comparison, the US GBI, the American's ICBM killer, is capable of ranges of +4,500km. Its intercept altitude hasn't been offered:

A kill bus called the Multi-Object Kill Vehicle is in development, for killing MIRVs, as the name would suggest:

This version of the MKV was born out of a previously cancelled iteration, also called the Multi-Object Kill Vehicle, which had progressed to the testing phase:

Russia's versions include the nuclear armed A-35 and A-135, shown here:

And the modern A-235.

Good luck Israel, you've some of the best missile defenses around.

 

[mike2000 is back]

Wonderful system. Anyone got a range estimation? From what I see, it's capable of interception at altitudes of +100km, but I don't see a range estimation.

For comparison, the US GBI, the American's ICBM killer, is capable of ranges of +4,500km. Its intercept altitude hasn't been offered:



A kill bus called the Multi-Object Kill Vehicle is in development, for killing MIRVs, as the name would suggest

This version of the MKV was born out of a previously cancelled iteration, also called the Multi-Object Kill Vehicle, which had progressed to the testing phase

Russia's versions include the nuclear armed A-35 and A-135, shown here:

And the modern A-235.

Good luck Israel, you've some of the best missile defenses around.

Indeed Israel might be small in size but her influence,tech, and skill is unmatched by any country in the middle east, and very few in the world. Give credit when due.

Israeli Merkava battle Tanks

Israel anti tank spike missile.

Israel's Arrow Project

 

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[DavidSling]

Israel to have final tier of multilayered ballistic missile defence in place by 2017
Yaakov Lappin, Tel Aviv - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly
28 February 2016

The Israeli Ministry of Defense announced it had carried out the first successful Arrow 3 interception test on 10 December 2015. Source: Israeli MoD
Israel's Arrow 3 ballistic missile defence system is "very close" to being operational, a senior Israel Air Force (IAF) officer said on 25 February.

The successful Arrow 3 interception test carried out in December 2015 has brought forward the system's initial operating capability date, which is now expected before the end of 2016, the source said.

The operationalisation of Arrow 3, which is designed to intercept ballistic missiles when they are still outside the Earth's atmosphere, will complete Israel's multilayered missile defences. Arrow-2 is already in service and David's Sling, which is designed to intercept shorter-range ballistic missiles and heavy rockets, is in the process of being integrated into the network.

"We are in the midst of this process to set it up," the source said. "There is a team in charge of receiving David's Sling and in the coming months it will crystallise into an operational unit."

Shorter-range rockets are handled by the Iron Dome system. The source said more Iron Dome batteries have been upgraded. Although he declined to say how they have been improved, he hinted that the system's interception range has been significantly extended over the past two years.

The IAF now has more Iron Dome batteries, although the source declined to reveal how many are now operational.

The command-and-control systems for the Arrow, David's Sling, and Iron Dome systems have all been linked to a simulator, along with three US air defence systems, for the 'Juniper Cobra 2016' joint missile defence exercise that is currently under way in Israel.

The US has linked its Aegis, Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD), and Patriot systems to the simulator for the bi-annual drill, the IAF source said.


Israel to have final tier of multilayered ballistic missile defence in place by 2017 | IHS Jane's 360

@DavidSling et al, Interesting development by the most advanced country in the middle East.

Israel dream about multilayer anti missile systems to counter any threat out of the sky is coming true.
David Sling is being integrated these days into the IAF IAF (Israeli Air Force) takes possession of David's Sling air defense system
Iron Dome's is gettin better and better The Israeli Air Force : Reserve Duty Batteries for Iron Dome
Arrow 2 is already operational and keep gettin updates, and arrow 3 is in final tests.
Barak 8 and naval iron dome will defend our sea assets and trophy will intercept any incoming missile toward the tank and kinetic threats in the near future.

 

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Israel dream about multilayer anti missile systems to counter any threat out of the sky is coming true.
David Sling is being integrated these days into the IAF IAF (Israeli Air Force) takes possession of David's Sling air defense system
Iron Dome's is gettin better and better The Israeli Air Force : Reserve Duty Batteries for Iron Dome
Arrow 2 is already operational and keep gettin updates, and arrow 3 is in final tests.
Barak 8 and naval iron dome will defend our sea assets and trophy will intercept any incoming missile toward the tank and kinetic threats in the near future.

Impressive.

As they say:necessity is the mother of all inventions.
Israel should be very grateful to its enemies like Iran,Palestine etc They keep Israel constantly on its toes and enable your defence companies to have access to whatever funds they need to develop any weapons they desire.
Sometimes i wish we had similar threats. lol so we wont have to debate endlessly about any little defence project our defence companies might want to develop.

Anyway, good to see Israel constantly surprising the world with its technology and skills,

 

[ultron]

The only thing Israel cannot make is jet engine. Looks like jet engine is the most difficult to make.

 

[Aero]

The only thing Israel cannot make is jet engine. Looks like jet engine is the most difficult to make.

Probably Israel didn't feel the necessity to make indigenous Jet engines else they would have.
But it will be resource and time consuming & it doesn't seem to in list of their priorities.

Indeed Israel might be small in size but her influence,tech, and skill is unmatched by any country in the middle east, and very few in the world. Give credit when due.

Israel's Arrow Project

I thought Israel uses US only engines.
Where does Israel uses engine from UK?
Will you clarify?

 

[mike2000 is back]

Probably Israel didn't feel the necessity to make indigenous Jet engines else they would have.
But it will be resource and time consuming & it doesn't seem to in list of their priorities.





I thought Israel uses US only engines.
Where does Israel uses engine from UK?
Will you clarify?

Making jet engines is a different ball game altogether bro. Even super advanced developed countries like Japan are still struggling to build a proven reliable operational jet engine ingeniously. Only the U.S, U.K,FRANCE,GERMANY AND RUSSIA has so far proven they can build a reliable proven jet engines which have withstood the test of time and reliability enough to be widely used around the world.
Jet engines are very complex machines. Take the LEAP engine, made by GE in partnership with French aviation leader Snecma (Safran) for example in a joint venture called CFM International. It has more than 4,000 different parts. At its core, some of these parts have to withstand temperatures of approximately 2,700 degrees while rotating at 2,400 RPM. . Its a similar case with Rolls Royce as well.

Normally, you spend usually about ten years or more maturing the technologies before the engines are even designed and built.You have to make a commitment to the technology. The engines have to be unbelievably reliable. I wont even talk about the costs and even then there is no immediate return on investment. From conceptualization to final production, it may take around 10 or more years to develop a turbofan engine. Such late return on investment is very difficult to absorb for smaller players.The base cost for this industry is also very huge compared to return on investment. Huge infrastructure cost is involved. You need several different kind of manufacturing plants, test facilities, hundreds of human resources of different level of skill-sets, compliance to the stringent aviation rules to get established in the industry.
Im not even talking about competing with the established players who have been there for over 60 years in this field. Their technical know-how and the reputation that they have built over the years is very difficult to emulate.

Anyway, ROLLS-ROYCE established a joint venture with partners in Israel to supply and manufacture aircraft engine compressor to the country . Rolls-Royce establishes a joint venture with partners in Israel | AWIN content from Aviation Week

ALSO Israel's F-35 uses Rolls Royce engines components in their STOVL lift systems.
Israel is.also looking to purchase Ospreys which are powered by Rolls royce as well.
Same with Israel C-130 Hercules which are Powered by Rolls Royce AE 2100 engines. Etc.
WIN-WIN cooperation.

 

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The only thing Israel cannot make is jet engine. Looks like jet engine is the most difficult to make.

Israel has two companies BTL and BSEL which produce wide range of jet engine parts:

Fan blades
Compressor blades and vanes
Turbine blades and vanes
Compressor and turbine disks, from 100 mm up to 1200 mm
Compressor and turbine frames and cases
Compressor and turbine air seals and spacers
Turbine nozzles
Augmentor seals and flaps
Augmentor flame holders
Combustion chambers
Machining of cast structural parts

Plus full Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (CNC, Chrome, Nickel, Anodizing, Passivation, Sermetel Coating, Plasma Spray, Welding MIG, TIG including automatic, EBW and Laser....)

 

[Aero]

Rolls-Royce establishes a joint venture with partners in Israel | AWIN content from Aviation Week

Thanks for your reply.
It seems the cooperation between two countries is growing. I misunderstood your last post & somehow thought RR/EJ engines are being built in israel.

At its core, some of these parts have to withstand temperatures of approximately 2,700 degrees while rotating at 2,400 RPM. .

In case of High Bypass engines Tip of FAN BLADE will go supersonic ~ 2K-2.5K RPM range but can't say about others.
Also LP & HP Compressors(Core=FAN+LPC+HPC) will have different speeds so will be subjected to different loads.
As much i studied Propulsion systems (Very Deep study wasn't in syllabus ) Turbine blades will bear the stress most & will be the engine part working under very high stress & temperatures.

 

[Akasa]

It seems that Israel is certainly ahead of the game when it comes to deploying operational ABM systems.

It seems to me that the Israeli missile defense network looks something like this:
1st-tier: Arrow 3
2nd-tier: Arrow 2
3rd-tier: David's Sling / Patriot
4th-tier: Barak-1/8

 

[mike2000 is back]

It seems that Israel is certainly ahead of the game when it comes to deploying operational ABM systems.

It seems to me that the Israeli missile defense network looks something like this:
1st-tier: Arrow 3
2nd-tier: Arrow 2
3rd-tier: David's Sling / Patriot
4th-tier: Barak-1/8

Yes indeed. When it comes to things like Drones,ABM, anti tank weapon systems etc Israel is indeed among the world leaders.
Meanwhile some dumb middle eastern countries are still engaged in some foolish sectarian wars, arguing about of whose version of islam/religion is the best, and how to kill infidels/Zionists.

 

[Akasa]

Yes indeed. When it comes to things like Drones,ABM, anti tank weapon systems etc Israel is indeed among the world leaders.
Meanwhile some dumb middle eastern countries are still engaged in some foolish sectarian wars, arguing about of whose version of islam/religion is the best, and how to kill infidels/Zionists.

Israel's R&D of these platforms was borne out of a need to confront, and ultimately survive, the Middle East's sectarian strife. So far, things have been working in Israel's favor.

 

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Israel's R&D of these platforms was borne out of a need to confront, and ultimately survive, the Middle East's sectarian strife. So far, things have been working in Israel's favor.

True, Hopefully they will keep their hostile attitude towards Israel. That way Israel can keep advancing even faster and delivering even more advanced defence systems to the world.