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Air Force Touts Faster Response Times To Attacks

June 27 2012

Israel

The Israeli air force says it is responding faster to rocket attacks from the Gaza Strip, reports the Times of Israel.

Attackers used to be able to set up, launch a rocket and disappear before Israel could respond, said one air force officer.

However, such rocket squads now have much less time before they are identified and targeted due to streamlined intelligence and readily available strike assets, he said.

The service has even been able to eliminate a growing number of...

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