ArmInfo. To knock down the Russian Iskander missiles, the Israeli tactical missile defense system "Iron Dome" is incapable. Therefore, Zakir Hasanov's recent statement most likely pursued political goals, says Igor Korotchenko, editor-in-chief of the National Defense magazine."In my opinion, when declaring anti-ballistic missiles in the arsenal of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces capable of destroying missiles from the Iskander complexes of the Armenian Armed Forces, Azerbaijani Defense Minister Zakir Hasanov was probably referring to the Israeli anti-aircraft missile system Iron Dome," he said. .According to the expert, the tactical and technical characteristics of the Iron Dome can not be used to shoot Iskander missiles.
That's why this system was originally developed as a means of anti-aircraft defense against homemade missiles, ramp-fire systems and mortar shelling of Palestinian militants. Especially considering two types of "Iskander" carrier: a cruise missile flying at an extremely low altitude and a ballistic missile with an unpredictable trajectory.
The family of operational and tactical missile systems: Iskander, Iskander-K, Iskander-M was developed in the Kolomna Design Bureau of Machine Building. The main purpose of the "Iskander" PBC is to destroy the enemy's air defense and missile defense systems, as well as the most important objects covered by them. OTRK Iskander, along with air defense systems such as the S-400, and coastal anti-ship complexes of the Bastion class, plays a key role in the concept of the Armed Forces of Russia "Access Denied Zone", which consists in the impossibility of finding and moving NATO troops within the range of systems of the restricted zone Without the risk of causing them unacceptable damage.
Developed by the Israeli company Rafael, the tactical missile defense system "Iron Dome" is designed to protect against unguided tactical missiles with a range of flight from 4 to 70 kilometers. One battery can protect the area of 150 square meters. Km. From 2011 to 2014 years. Batteries of the "Iron Dome", 1200 rockets were shot down.