Air force to simulate missile defense
By YAAKOV KATZ

In an effort to better prepare missile defense operators for future conflicts, the Israel Air Force's Air Defense Division is in the midst of constructing a "simulator farm" which will be used to train soldiers manning Arrow, Patriot and Iron Dome defense systems. The simulator farm will be located at the Air Defense Division's training base south of Beersheba and will also include a simulator for the Hawk surface-to-air missile system, the IAF's primary anti-aircraft missile.

In the coming months, the Air Defense Division will receive an advanced simulator of the Patriot missile system from Raytheon, the system's manufacturer. In addition, the IAF will soon receive a simulator for the Iron Dome system, which is in final test stages and is scheduled to be deployed along the Gaza border - to defend against Kassam and Katyusha rockets - by the middle of 2010. "These simulators will allow us to train operators in the best way possible and improve their operational capabilities," said Col. Yariv Shnapp, commander of the Air Defense Division's Training Base. The simulators would also allow the Air Defense Division to study mistakes and conduct thorough probes of its operations.

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