Israel’s new “Barak Magen” air defense system intercepts Iranian drones

Israel has activated a new air defense system – nicknamed “Barak Magen”, which means “Lightning Shield” – for the first time on Sunday evening, saying that he intercepted and destroyed several Iranian drones.

The Israeli navy intercepted eight Iranian drones using the “Barak Magen” and its long -range air defense interceptor (LRAD), which was launched from a missile ship from the Israeli Navy, Israeli defense forces (FDI) in a statement.

John Hannah, principal researcher at the Jewish Institute for National Security of America (Jinsa) and the co-author of a Report published earlier this month In the defense of Israel against two massive Iranian missile attacks in 2024, the air defense system “improves” air architecture and anti -missile defense of the Israeli navy on Monday.

“The Barak Magen is simply another arrow in the expanding quiver of anti -missile defense architecture on several levels on several levels of Israel – which was already, by no giant, the most advanced and experienced air defense system aligned by any country in the world,” said Hannah.

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The “Barak Magen” interceptors were launched from an Israeli Navy missile ship Sa’ar 6. (Israeli defense forces)

The system can intercept a “wide range of threats”, according to the FDI, including unmanned air vehicles (UAV), cruising missiles, high rejection threats and sea riveted missiles.

Hannah said the system offers not only protection against force to the Israeli fleet, but also provides long -distance protection to the expanding oil and gas infrastructure from Israel in the eastern Mediterranean, as well as critical infrastructure and population centers along the Israel coast.

“It allows Israel to carry out interceptions at significant distances from the Israeli fatherland, both in the eastern Mediterranean and in the Red Sea, and thus adds a strategic depth of crucial importance during the defense of the small geographic area of ​​Israel,” he said.

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The FDI said that the Israeli Navy Flatilla missile ship had intercepted around 25 drones that represented a threat to Israel since Iran’s conflict has intensified.

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Israel and Iran exchanged missile strikes for the fourth day on Monday, Iran firing a new wave of strikes that killed at least eight people and injured dozens of others.

An Israeli attack on Shahran oil deposit on June 15, 2025, in Tehran, Iran. (Images Stringer / Getty)

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Meanwhile, the Israeli army said it had reached air superiority over Tehran, warning around 330,000 people in a central part of the Iranian capital to evacuate before new strikes.