Weapons and Equipment
- FIM-92 Stinger, a handheld portable infrared homing surface-to-air missile.
- MIM-23 Hawk, a medium range radar guided surface-to-air missile and longest serving system, it is also the network's most victorious.The current model is an "improved" version featuring Raytheon's PIP3#
- MIM-104 Patriot, a High to Medium Air Defense (HIMAD) medium tactical air defense platform capable of downing ballistic missiles
- Arrow missile, an Israeli-US developed theatre missile defence (TMD) system meant to stop ballistic missiles in the stratosphere
- Iron Dome, a short range air defense system designed to defend against rockets and artillery shells. The first battery became operational in May 2010
Read more about this topic: Israeli Air Defense Command
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