Another potential client is South Korea, which is interested in using the system to defend against rocket attacks from North Korea.Israel currently has three Iron Dome batteries deployed in the South. They have intercepted a number of rockets since the beginning of the year including during the recent round of violence with Islamic Jihad in late October.Iron Dome is designed to defend against rockets at a range of 4 to 70 km., and each battery consists of a multi-mission radar manufactured by Israel Aerospace Industries and three launchers, each equipped with 20 interceptors named Tamir.By the end of 2012, Barak said Israel would have nine operational Iron Dome batteries including thousands of Tamir interceptors. Each interceptor costs about $50,000 and a battery around $50 million.
US may purchase Iron Dome batteries
Army expresses interest in the system for deployment outside US bases in Iraq, Afghanistan; S.Korea is also interested.
Another potential client is South Korea, which is interested in using the system to defend against rocket attacks from North Korea.Israel currently has three Iron Dome batteries deployed in the South. They have intercepted a number of rockets since the beginning of the year including during the recent round of violence with Islamic Jihad in late October.Iron Dome is designed to defend against rockets at a range of 4 to 70 km., and each battery consists of a multi-mission radar manufactured by Israel Aerospace Industries and three launchers, each equipped with 20 interceptors named Tamir.By the end of 2012, Barak said Israel would have nine operational Iron Dome batteries including thousands of Tamir interceptors. Each interceptor costs about $50,000 and a battery around $50 million.