August 13th, 2019 
admin E oficial: US Army cumpara Iron Dome.
Ca sa nu mai astepte pana isi fac propriul sistem AA capabil de a dobore rachete de croaziera si UAS-uri, US Army a decis sa cumpere o capacitate interimara constand in doua baterii de Iron Dome, sistem produs de Raytheon si Rafael.
Americanii erau sub presiunea timpului, cerinta fiind de a introduce in dotare un asemenea sistem pana in Septembrie 2020. Desi au mai fost evaluate atat NASAMS cat si IFPC Increment 2, ambele au fost respinse pe considerentul timpului necesar pentru a fi operationalizate. Iron Dome ar fi avut un avantaj fiind deja in uzul israelienilor. Suprinzator, NASAMS era estimat sa intre in dotarea US Army doar in 2021 desi este deja operational in alte tari.
Pana la urma, US Army va plati circa USD373mil pentru doua baterii Iron Dome compuse din 12 lansatoare, 2 radare, 2 centre de conducere a focului si 240 de rachete. Mai departe, americanii vor studia modul in care solutia interimara Iron Dome ar putea fi “permanentizata” in dotare prin conectarea la IBCS, viitorul sistem de control al Patriotului. Cel pe care-l cumpara polonezii, nu romanii.
Desi NASAMS ar fi pierdut cursa mai degraba pe considerentul termenului limita, israelienii nu pot pierde ocazia sa-si faca un pic reclama, cine stie cine mai citeste:
The NASAMS unit launcher carried a $12 million price tag and each AIM-120 missile was $800,000 and could intercept cruise missiles and unmanned aircraft but not rocket, artillery and mortar fire, according to the report.
By comparison, the Iron Dome launcher cost $1.37 million, the battle management center cost $4 million, the Israel Aerospace Industries-built radar $34.7 million and each Tamir interceptor, $150,000.
“The Iron Dome system has capability against cruise missiles, unmanned aircraft systems and rocket, artillery and mortar fire,” according to the report. “Additionally, the Army assessed the key benefits of the Iron Dome system as its magazine depth of 20 interceptors per launcher and the proven capabilities of the Tamir Missile.
Sursa: timesofisrael.com
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