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Israel recently put into action a new airborne defense mechanism named “Barak Magen,” which translates to “lightning shield.” It was employed for the first time on a Sunday evening to intercept and eliminate several Iranian drones.
According to a statement from the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), the Israeli Navy successfully countered eight Iranian drones with the help of “Barak Magen” and its long-range air defense (LRAD) interceptor. These drones had been launched from an Israeli navy Sa’ar 6 missile ship.
John Hannah, a senior fellow at the National Security of America and a co-author of a recent report regarding Israel’s defense against two significant Iranian missile attacks in 2024, spoke to Fox News Digital on Monday. He mentioned that the introduction of this air defense system strengthens the overall air and missile defense capabilities of Israel’s navy.
“The Barak Magen is simply another arrow in the expanding quiver of Israel’s highly sophisticated and increasingly diverse multi-tiered missile defense architecture – which was already, by leaps and bounds, the most advanced and experienced air defense system fielded by any country in the world,” Hannah said.
Israel and Iran traded missile strikes for the fourth day on Monday, with Iran firing a new wave of strikes that killed at least eight people and wounded dozens more.
An Israeli attack on the Shahran oil depot on June 15, 2025, in Tehran, Iran. (Stringer/Getty Images)
Meanwhile, the Israeli military claimed it had achieved air superiority above Tehran, warning about 330,000 people in a central part of the Iranian capital to evacuate ahead of new strikes.
