[20140930]IN10158_以色列铁穹反火箭系统：美国援助和联合生产.pdf

CRS Reports & AnalysisCRS InsightsIsraels Iron Dome Anti-Rocket System: U.S. Assistance and CoproductionJeremy M. Sharp, Specialist in Middle Eastern Affairs (jsharpcrs.loc.gov, 7-8687)September 30, 2014 (IN10158)OverviewIsraels Iron Dome anti-rocket systemalong with other Israeli measures such as an early-warning andsheltering systemhas been widely credited with protecting the countrys civilian population fromprojectiles fired by Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip. During the summer 2014 conflict betweenIsrael and Hamas and other Gaza-based militants (which Israel refers to as Operation Protective Edge),many lawmakers praised the performance of Iron Dome. On August 1, Congress passed H.J.Res. 76,the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Resolution, 2014 (P.L. 113-145), which appropriated anadditional $225 million in FY2014 funds for Iron Dome. This brings total U.S. defense appropriations forIron Dome since FY2011 to $929.3 million. For more information on Iron Dome, see CRS ReportRL33222, U.S. Foreign Aid to Israel; and CRS Report RL33476, Israel: Background and U.S. Relations.BackgroundIron Dome is a short-range anti-rocket system developed by Israels Rafael Advanced Defens