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March 19, 2012       Share:    

Source: http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4204485,00.html

Iron Dome Technician Saved by Fellow Soldier

(Ynet News) Yoav Zitun - During the Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel last week, an IDF technician successfully fixed a malfunction which enabled the Iron Dome missile defense system to intercept a rocket fired at Ashdod. Moments after he began work, an alert sounded warning of a Grad missile, but instead of running for shelter he remained in place to fix the problem. When the Iron Dome fires, troops are not supposed to remain within dozens of meters of the battery due to the incredible heat levels and fire that it emits during a missile launch. Just before the battery fired to intercept the incoming missile, another soldier, who realized that the technician didn't have enough time to escape, got into a jeep and raced towards the battery where he picked up the technician at the last minute. When the technician returned to the battery he noticed that there was nothing left of the equipment he had brought, which had all melted from the heat.

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