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TEL AVIV, Israel – Juniper Cobra is U.S. European Command's largest bilateral exercise of 2018. It's part of a routine training cycle, designed to improve coordination between the U.S. and Israeli Defense Force (IDF), through a variety of computer-assisted simulations that range from rocket threats to crisis resupply, foreign disaster response and foreign humanitarian assistance.
However, the focal point of Juniper Cobra remains clear. Integrated ballistic missile defense (BMD) to counter regional threats to Israel and maintaining U.S. support of Israel's qualitative military edge.
"We are proud to welcome our friends and partners," said Brigadier General Zvika Haimovich, Israeli Aerial Defense commander. "Together we will prepare ourselves to meet the challenges of the future."
The U.S. Army has deployed the MIM-104 Patriot High to Medium Air Defense surface-to-air-missile (SAM) systems to work in tandem with the IDF's Iron Dome in support of this premier training event. The Patriot is designed to form multi-tier theater defense against adversary missile threats using peer-to-peer engagement coordination, early warning track data, and battle management situational awareness.
Similarly, the Iron Dome is the IDF’s mobile all-weather air defense system designed to intercept and destroy regional short-range rockets directed at populated areas. Each Iron Dome battery boasts a 90 percent intercept success rate. When paired together, they provide Israel with a near impenetrable layer of defense against attack.
“We're training to answer the call," said U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Richard Clark, Joint Task Force Israel commander. "The call to defend Israel."
Operating cohesively, U.S. and IDF forces will deftly train over the next two weeks during Juniper Cobra to increase regional security, stability and military readiness; as both nations continue to strengthen a decade's long partnership through a unified vision of military interoperability and shared values together.
| Date Taken: | 03.08.2018 |
| Date Posted: | 03.08.2018 11:53 |
| Story ID: | 268589 |
| Location: | IL |
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