Indian industrialist Anand Mahindra hailed Israel's ironclad defence interception system.
Mahindra said that India should also focus on possessing this type of defence system apart from having offensive weaponry.
He also stressed the need for India to invest in developing such kind of defence systems.
Anand Mahindra's Tweet:Anand Mahindra Hails Israel's Defence System (Photo:/PTI/AP)On Sunday morning, Israel Defence Forces (IDF) Spokesperson Rear Adm Daniel Hagari also said that 99 per cent of the 300 or so projectiles fired by Iran at Israel overnight were intercepted by air defences.
He further stated that Iran fired 120 ballistic missiles at Israel.
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New Delhi: Iran on Saturday night fired a barrage of missiles towards Israel . The Israeli military claimed that it had successfully intercepted ninety-nine per cent of the aerial threats launched by Iran. Indian industrialist Anand Mahindra hailed Israel's ironclad defence interception system. Mahindra said that India should also focus on possessing this type of defence system apart from having offensive weaponry.
Responding to a tweet from a journalist in which he praised the effectiveness of the Iron Dome in destroying the drones and missiles fired by Iran, the Industrialist highlighted that Israel has more than the Iron Dome.
"They have more than the Iron Dome. They have a longer distance interception system called David’s Sling. And they also have Arrow 2 and 3 systems. In the works is also the Iron Beam , which will use lasers," Mahindra tweeted.
He also stressed the need for India to invest in developing such kind of defence systems. "Today, possessing ironclad defence interception systems is as important as a cache of offensive weaponry. We in India must step up our focus on & spending in that direction," Mahindra added.
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Anand Mahindra Hails Israel's Defence System (Photo:/PTI/AP)
On Sunday morning, Israel Defence Forces (IDF) Spokesperson Rear Adm Daniel Hagari also said that 99 per cent of the 300 or so projectiles fired by Iran at Israel overnight were intercepted by air defences.
"This is a very significant strategic achievement," he said in a morning press statement.
"The Iranian threat met the aerial and technological superiority of the IDF, combined with a strong fighting coalition, which together intercepted the vast majority of the threats," Hagari said. He further stated that Iran fired 120 ballistic missiles at Israel.
"As you can see now, the base is functioning and continues to perform its tasks. In the picture, you can see the runway at Nevatim," he said, showing live footage from the airbase.
"Iran thought it would be able to paralyse the base and thus damage our air capabilities, but it failed. Air Force planes continue to take off and land from the base, and leave for offence and defence missions, including the Adir (F-35) planes that are now returning from a base defence mission and soon you will see them landing," he added.
Notably, it is the first-ever direct attack by Isran on Israel. A 7-year-old girl from a Bedouin town near Arad was injured in the attack. US President Biden also held talks with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and reaffirmed his country's commitment to Israel's security.
The attack on Israel was carried out by Iran in retaliation to Tel Aviv's alleged strike on April 1 that destroyed an Iranian consulate facility in Damascus. However, Israel has not taken responsibility for that attack. According to reports, at least seven officials of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) were killed in the strike on the Iranian consulate earlier this month.
