US to buy Iron Dome weapon systems to defend from aerial threats


Devdiscourse News Desk | Washington DC | Updated: 06-02-2019 23:18 IST | Created: 06-02-2019 19:55 IST
US to buy Iron Dome weapon systems to defend from aerial threats
"The Iron Dome will be assessed and experimented as a system that is currently available to protect deployed U.S. military service members against a wide variety of indirect fire threats and aerial threats," the Army said in a statement.  Image Credit: Wikimedia
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The U.S. Army plans to buy a limited number of Iron Dome weapon systems while it weighs other options for more long-term needs, the military branch said in a statement on Wednesday.

"The Iron Dome will be assessed and experimented as a system that is currently available to protect deployed U.S. military service members against a wide variety of indirect fire threats and aerial threats," the Army said in a statement. 

(With inputs from agencies.)

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