- State affiliation · Israel
- Vigil category device · not official insignia
Identity provenance
State affiliation: Israel.
Vigil category device — drawn from this record’s own domain, echelon and role. Not an official insignia.
In brief
The air force's air and missile defence formation, which intercepts the rockets, drones and missiles fired from Gaza and Lebanon.
- Scope
- Structure, role, lineage and links. No subordinate records published.
- Subordination
- Subordination confirmed
- Sources
- 2 on the record
- Record state
- Partial
- Broad area of activity
- Israel, described at strategic scale only; no site or battery is represented
- Notable history
- Iron Dome, David's Sling and Arrow engaged fire from Gaza and Lebanon throughout the wars of 2023–26. The capability is recorded once, as the shared equipment record for Israel's layered missile defence.
- Strengths
- The most tested multi-layer missile defence in the world, integrated under one air-force command with the aircraft that share the airspace.
- Limitations
- Interceptor stocks are finite and expensive against an opponent whose method is volume, and the array's performance is known through the parties' own accounts. No sites, coverage, engagement records or stocks are recorded.
Documented equipment
Quick actions
System access
Where this record connects into the rest of Vigil. Each row is here because this organisation actually reaches it.
Sensitivity: Public · structural Confidence: Moderate Sources: Israel Defense Forces — Spokesperson's Unit announcements↗ · Established historical record Methodology Corrections
Assessed as of — 2026-09 Last reviewed — 2026-09-09
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