Drone Dome (, ') is a counter

unmanned aerial system An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) or unmanned aircraft system (UAS), commonly known as a drone, is an aircraft with no human pilot, crew, or passengers onboard, but rather is controlled remotely or is autonomous.De Gruyter Handbook of Drone ...

(C-UAS) anti-aircraft system developed by Israel-based miltech

Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. () is an Israeli Defense contractor, defense technology company. It was founded as Israel's National R&D Defense Laboratory for the development of weapons and military technology within the Ministry of Defens ...

. The system was first displayed in 2016, and joins similar protection systems developed by Rafael such as the

Iron Dome Iron Dome () is an Israeli mobile all-weather air defense system, developed by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and Israel Aerospace Industries. The system is designed to intercept and destroy short-range rockets and artillery shells fired f ...

. The Drone Dome hosts different sensors including a RADA Electronic Industries RPS-42 radar, a

CONTROP Precision Technologies Aeronautics Defense Systems, doing business as Aeronautics, is an Israeli defense contractor headquartered in Yavne, Israel. The company primarily manufactures unmanned aerial vehicles for both military and civilian applications. Aeronautics’ se ...

imaging system, and radio signal detectors. The Drone Dome was thought to have been used during the disruption at Gatwick Airport during December 2018 however it found out that a different system was used. The system was reported to have been deployed in Argentina during the

2018 G20 Buenos Aires summit The 2018 G20 Buenos Aires Summit was the thirteenth meeting of the Group of Twenty (G20), held in the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina. It was the first G20 summit to be hosted in South America. Preparations President Mauricio Macri of Argen ...

and the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires.

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Counter unmanned air systems Israeli inventions Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Weapons countermeasures Military equipment introduced in the 2010s {{Israel-mil-stub

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