(Times of Israel) Raoul Wootliff - Israel has successfully tested a maritime missile interception system that can shoot down short-range missiles, dubbing it the "Iron Dome of the Sea," the navy announced on Wednesday. Col. Ariel Shir, head of operational systems in the navy, said that during tests carried out two weeks ago, a battery mounted on a ship shot down every one of a salvo of rockets fired from the shore. The system will be used to protect strategic assets such as natural gas rigs in Israel's territorial waters.
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