9 April 2024 (New Mexico) Steven Zimmerman

Both Israel and the Israeli Defense Force continues to innovate to protect the people of Israel from terrorist attack.

Israel’s defense system is being tested by a surge in attacks since the outbreak of its military campaign in Gaza. Eilat has been the target of aerial attacks by militias in the region, including the Houthi rebels in Yemen. Just last week, a flying object that wasn’t intercepted by air defenses struck a building in the city, and an Iran-backed group in Iraq claimed responsibility for the attack.

The C-Dome is the naval version of the Iron Dome. The Iron Dome has an effective rate of 90% and has been effective in saving lives all throughout Israel.

The C-Dome, which was first unveiled in 2014, and listed as operational in 2022, was used for the first time this week, with great success.

First operational interception by the “C-Dome” Defense System from a Sa’ar 6-class corvette

Overnight, for the first time ever, an IDF Sa’ar 6-class corvette missile ship successfully intercepted a UAV that had approached from the east and had crossed into the area of the Gulf of Eilat.

IDF troops in the area operated in cooperation with the IAF Aerial Control Unit and the Sa’ar 6-class corvette.

In accordance with the situational assessment since the beginning of the war, IDF missile boats including Sa’ar 6-class corvettes were positioned in the Red Sea.

The Israeli Navy is deployed in the area of the Red Sea and has both the defensive and offensive capabilities to engage with regional threats.

Multi-branch and multi-organizational cooperation; the 146th Division, Israeli Navy and Israeli Air Force completed a comprehensive exercise in the northern arena.

As part of enhancing readiness on the northern border, yesterday (Monday), the 146th Division completed a comprehensive defensive exercise in cooperation with the Israeli Navy and the Israeli Air Force, alongside the Israel Police and the Search and Rescue Forces.

The 146th Division is the largest reservist division in the IDF and has been operating in the Western Galilee region since the beginning of the war.

The division’s command and the maritime control array trained for a large number of scenarios including defending terrain, evacuating wounded under fire, and various breach and strike scenarios to increase readiness and strengthen cooperation between the forces.

As part of the training, the joint security authorities of the Haifa arena practiced managing a variety of threats and operational scenarios that they might encounter in the northern maritime arena.

The exercise was conducted in cooperation with the Haifa naval base, the helicopter squadron, the Israeli Air Force cooperation unit, and various forces in the region, including heads of joint security authorities, members of the civilian rapid response teams in the different communities in the north, Israel Police and rescue forces, armored and engineering forces and the 146th Division’s brigades.

The IDF continues to train intensively to maintain full readiness for all threat scenarios and enemy attempts to harm Israeli civilians or territory.