(Defense News) Barbara Opall-Rome - The Israeli military has declared operational capability of a ship-based version of the Iron Dome air defense system following a live-fire test on Monday that destroyed multiple incoming targets at sea. The system was deployed onboard the INS Lahav, a Sa'ar-5 corvette. "Officially, from today, we added another operational layer to defend Israeli assets in the Mediterranean Sea," said Brig.-Gen. Zvika Haimovich, commander of the Air Force's Aerial Defense Division. Iron Dome has been credited with more than 1,700 successful intercepts since it was first deployed in 2011.
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