(JNS) Yaakov Lappin - America's Raytheon and Israel's Rafael announced in August a joint venture to produce Iron Dome air-defense systems on American soil. "This will be the first Iron Dome all-up-round facility outside of Israel, and it will help the U.S. Department of Defense and allies across the globe obtain the system for defense of their service members and critical infrastructure," said Raytheon's Sam Deneke. Iron Dome is the world's most widely used air-defense system, with more than 2,500 operational intercepts over Israeli cities since 2011 and a success rate exceeding 90%.
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