Israel deploys missile warning balloons

According to the Vietnam News Agency correspondent in Tel Aviv, the Aerostat balloon has been handed over to the Israeli Armed Forces (IDF) since March 22, but the Ministry of Defense has not revealed the official date of deploying this new weapon. The Sky Dew system is equipped with the latest anti-aircraft radars, known as “high-altitude sensors”, capable of detecting long-range missiles, cruise missiles, drones and guided bombs.

Israel has deployed many radar systems to provide early warning of possible attacks from outside its territory. The deployment of Aerostat is intended to supplement and improve existing early warning systems by bringing radars and sensors to stable and permanent operation in the sky.

Air Force Commander Amikam Norkin praised the Sky Dew system, which allows Israel’s airspace control forces to build a larger and more precise layer of sky surveillance. He affirmed that the new system will help air defense forces better perform the task of protecting the security of Israel’s airspace.

Meanwhile, the director of the Israel Missile Defense Agency Moshe Patel confirmed that the Sky Dew system has met the task set out a decade ago. When put into operation, this system will change reality because Aerostat has a very high flight range, thereby helping to detect threats from many directions and more complex targets.

The Sky Dew Aerostat system is a joint research project between the Israel Missile Defense Agency and the US Missile Defense Agency for many years. This system will give Israel an outstanding advantage in the region. Sky Dew Aerostat is part of Israel’s 4-layer defense system. The other three classes are the Iron Dome mobile all-weather air defense system, the David’s Sling medium and long-range air defense system, and the Arrow-2 and Arrow-3 long-range missile defense systems. .