TEL AVIV – The executive leading Israel’s primary missile defense contractor announced Monday that the Iron Dome system has achieved remarkable success rates approaching 99% in stopping incoming projectiles from militant organizations.
Speaking at a Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs gathering, Yuval Steinitz, who heads the government-owned Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd, revealed that militant groups have launched approximately 40,000 rockets toward Israel following the Hamas attack in October 2023.
“Iron Dome intercepted most of them with success rates that (are) not 100% but close to 100%. It’s around 98%, even 99%, so it’s not perfect, but almost,” Steinitz stated during his presentation.
Regarding Iranian ballistic missile strikes, Steinitz reported that roughly 1,500 missiles were launched at Israel across two separate attack waves in 2024, with “only several dozens” managing to evade the defense system.
The Rafael chairman emphasized that Israel maintains adequate supplies of interceptor missiles to continue operations.
