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16 Mar, 11 tweets, 5 min read
Thread on #IronDome, Israel announced today #breakingnews that the air defense system "was tested in a range of complex scenarios and successfully intercepted and destroyed targets; emerging threats, including the simultaneous interception of multiple UAVs, salvo of rockets..."
This matters. Israel's Defense Minister Benny Gantz: "these new capabilities provide the political echelon and defense establishment with the operational flexibility that is critical to our national security." There were also two recent Iron Dome flight tests.
In February, as I wrote, Israel tested the system at sea, this time it was in southern Israel; defensenews.com/training-sim/2…
In December Israel carried out an extensive test with Iron Dome, David's Sling and Arrow (Israel is also developing Arrow 4 with the US); defensenews.com/training-sim/2…
Why are all these tests happening now and being announced almost every month. It may be linked to not only the new capabilities but messaging; consider the relevance of recent attacks on Saudi Arabia using drones and missiles
(via @jonathan_spyer )
jpost.com/middle-east/wh…
ALSO as @Jerusalem_Post notes "Israel will come under an onslaught of 2,000 rockets and missiles every day during a future war with Hezbollah in Lebanon, OC Home Front Command Maj.-Gen. Uri Gordin warned on Monday." jpost.com/middle-east/is…
Back in 2019 after Abqaiq I wrote about the threat of drone swarms combined with cruise missiles; defensenews.com/global/mideast…
This is very important because air defense systems are needed, not just in Israel, but elsewhere due to emerging drone and missile threats; thedailybeast.com/iron-dome-tech…
US @CENTCOM is also concerned about drone threats, recall this 2020 discussion of General Frank McKenzie, commander of the United States Central Command, with US Senators.

centcom.mil/MEDIA/Transcri…
The developing threats and air defense advances are covered in my forthcoming book #Dronewars; google.com/search?q=seth+…
Read more coverage here via @udi_shaham jpost.com/israel-news/ir…

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17 Mar
Thread; WILD #breakingnews: "Israel has achieved significant progress in shaping the future of mobility, introducing a national drone network that will primarily enable cargo transportation in urban areas through smart and innovative airspace management"

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It might be that there is no connection between shopping on “Oxford street” and being an extremist...nor that “western clothes” make someone either good or bad.
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