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This representation released connected Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2021 by the Israel Ministry of Defense Spokesperson's bureau shows a High Availability Aerostat System. Israel says it has begun investigating the monolithic inflatable rocket detection strategy designed to hover astatine precocious altitudes and observe long-range threats. (Israel Ministry of Defense Spokesperson's bureau via AP)

JERUSALEM – Israel said Wednesday it has begun investigating a monolithic inflatable rocket detection strategy designed to hover astatine precocious altitudes and observe long-range threats.

Israel already boasts an array of blase rocket defenses, which were utilized successfully during the 11-day Gaza warfare this year.

The High Availability Aerostat System resembles a elephantine blimp oregon zeppelin. The Defense Ministry says it's 1 of the world's largest systems of its kind. It was developed successful practice with a subsidiary of state-owned Israel Aerospace Industries and TCOM, a U.S. aerostat manufacturer.

Israel has moved aggressively successful caller years to antagonistic imaginable threats from Iran, the Hezbollah militant radical successful Lebanon and Gaza's militant Hamas rulers, each of which boast ample arsenals of rockets susceptible of hitting large cities.

During the Gaza war, Hamas fired barrages of rockets astatine Tel Aviv successful an effort to overwhelm Israel's Iron Dome defence system, but Israeli officials accidental it changeable down astir 90% of the projectiles it targeted.

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Israel carried retired hundreds of airstrikes against what it said were militant targets. The warring killed much than 250 Palestinians, including 129 civilians, according to the United Nations. There were 13 deaths connected the Israeli side.

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