Israel’s air defense tested its limits on Tuesday night, which had to activate within a few minutes, detect the approximately 200 ballistic missiles launched by Iran, “lock” them and intercept them, as it did with a high percentage of success.
How many rockets ultimately managed to penetrate the grid set up by Israeli and allied forces is unknown, as will whether critical military or other infrastructure in the country has been hit directly by the rockets or by fragments that fell on the ground.
Warships, fighter aircraft and mainly anti-ballistic missiles were involved in the interception Arrow 3as the well-known Iron Dome has a shorter range and is mainly used to intercept rockets and drones.
The oxymoron is that Turkey plays a crucial role in the complex process even though it is not an ally of Israel. And this is because at an air base in Malatya, in central Turkey, there is a NATO radar that monitors Iran’s movements.
So this NATO radar was the one that detected the ballistic missiles, informed the NATO base in Ramstein, Germany, and from there the Israelis had a clear picture in a few seconds.
Therefore, despite the daily insults of Recep Tayyip Erdogan towards Israel, the assistance that Turkey provides indirectly as a NATO member country is of decisive importance.
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