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    IS ISRAEL GETTING READY FOR THE IRANIAN THREAT?

    PanARMENIAN.Net
    04.05.2009 20:16 GMT+04:00

    /PanARMENIAN.Net/ Air Force reservists who operate the Arrow and
    Patriot missile defense systems have recently begun spending one day
    a week on duty to sharpen their skills, amid fears that in a conflict
    with Iran, dozens of long-range missiles would be fired at Israel,
    The Jerusalem Post has learned. The decision to call up operators
    of the Arrow and Patriot systems was made last year by head of the
    IAF's Air Defense Division Brig.-Gen. Daniel Milo. Until then, only
    pilots were called up for one day of reserve duty a week following
    their discharge from mandatory service.

    "We are working hard to be ready for the Iranian threat," a top IAF
    officer said. "We are preparing for barrages, split warheads and other
    surprises and therefore we need to retain a high operational level by
    everyone, including reservists." Soldiers from the Air Defense Division
    who are on study leave are also spending one day a week at the unit.

    "They come once a week to simulate different scenarios," the officer
    explained. The scenarios that are drilled include the firing of large
    barrages at Israel from different countries at once, and the need
    for the operator to decide which missile to intercept first and at
    what stage of its flight.
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