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Source: https://www.jpost.com/defense-and-tech/article-892329
Israel's Iron Dome Logs 10,000 Combat Intercepts
(Jerusalem Post) Anna Ahronheim - Israel's Iron Dome anti-missile system logged its first successful intercept of a rocket on April 7, 2011, after Hamas fired a Grad missile toward the city of Ashkelon. Since then, the system has logged more than 10,000 combat intercepts and sustained success rates exceeding 90%. "Over the past 15 years, the system has changed the face of the battlefield and shielded Israel's civilians from relentless threats coming from multiple adversaries," said Prof. Yuval Steinitz, Chairman of Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, the primary contractor for the development of the Iron Dome. "It is the most combat-proven system in the world, having logged more intercepts than most other defense systems combined."