Missiles in Iran: Israel's strategies for defense

Missiles in Iran: Israel's strategies for defense

Iran committed his greatest attack on Israel to date by firing 180 ballistic rockets late Tuesday. Most of these rockets were apparently intercepted by the defense systems of Israel, the United States and Jordan, according to the governments of these countries.

rising tensions in the Middle East

The air raid, which was far more serious than a similar attack in April, has the tensions in a already Extremely tense phase further increased in the Middle East, while there is a dangerous regional conflict worsened.

Iran's ballistic rocket skills

Tehran has thousands of ballistic and marching aircraft with different ranges, according to a report by the Missile Threat Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) from 2021. The exact figures for the different rocket types are unknown. In 2023, however, US Air Force General Kenneth McKenzie said that Iran had "over 3,000" ballistic rockets, according to a recent report by the Iran Watch website of the Wisconsin Project on Nuclear Arms Control.

functioning of ballistic rockets

Ballistic rockets follow a trajectory that brings them outside or to the limits of the earth's atmosphere. After lifting, the battle head separates from the rocket that has carried it up, and falls back into the atmosphere to achieve its goal.