UK buying Iron Dome system to defend Falklands

[DavidSling]

UK Defense Ministry: We selected Rafael for a £78 million contract to provide the main computer system and boost our defense of the Falkland Islands.

Britain is buying Israel's Iron Dome short range missile defense system to protect the Falkland Islands according to reports in the UK media. The system is produced by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. using software developed by Israeli startup mPrest.

A British Defense Ministry spokesman said, "Following an open competition we selected Rafael for a £78 million ($105 million) contract to provide the main computer system and boost our defense of the Falkland Islands."

The system will be called the Sky Sabre system and the final decision to buy by the British came after France signed a deal to sell five Super Etendard combat jets to Argentina. The procurement from Rafael is part of a £280 million defense package for the Falklands announced by the British Ministry of defense in 2015.

Iron Dome demonstrated its ability to intercept short range missiles fired at Israel from Gaza and over the past decade it has shot down more than 1,200 such rockets.

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[dani191]

UK Purchases Iron Dome Command and Control System

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Nov 25, 2017
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The United Kingdom will purchase Israeli missile defense shield based on Iron Dome to protect Falklands for £78 million. The Sky Sabre system, which uses the technology behind Israel’s pioneering Iron Dome mobile air defense system, is capable of intercepting short-range rockets and artillery shells and will strengthen air defenses around the South Atlantic territory, according to the dailymail.co.uk.

The cutting-edge kit uses radar to track missiles, then software to predict the rocket’s path before deploying an interceptor missile to blow up the enemy weapon mid-air.

The command-and-control network will update outdated systems already stationed on the long-disputed Falkland Islands. Defenseworld.net reports that the command and control system is produced by mPrest for Rafael Advanced Defense Systems.

A UK Ministry of Defense spokesperson said: ‘Following an open competition, we selected Rafael.. to provide the main computer system which will link our radars and new Land Ceptor launchers together to boost our defense of the Falkland Islands.”

Natan Barak, mPrest President and CEO, told dailymail.co.uk: “You have to identify, as fast as you can, which object is in the air, whether it is Great Britain’s or something else, and see if it is a threat”. “It also has to be capable of integrating with launchers and missiles. Our system is capable of doing this very fast. We are going to be part of the NATO network and we are going to integrate our system with Britain’s command and control system.”

In addition to defense systems, mPrest develops solutions in the IoT field. The company will showcase its innovative products at the forthcoming iHLS Conference and Exhibition IoT 2017. The event that will be held on December 25th, 2017 at the Lago Conference Center in Rishon LeZion will serve as a meeting point to all the leading members of the IoT ecosystem in Israel and abroad: experts, industries, startups and entrepreneurs, integrators, and officials from the defense and security, law enforcement and first responders sectors, and many more.
https://i-hls.com/archives/79920

 

[waz]

Interesting purchase, the press haven't mentioned this at all.

 

[cleverrider]

Interesting purchase, the press haven't mentioned this at all.

I am sure we can build a similar system or even better with partners. Jobs needs to be created, F35 already took a big chunk out of the budget and money/jobs out of the country.