30 Dec 2015

Israel missile defense director dismissed for data breach

The Israeli missle defense program is called Homa and its director Yair Ramati has been dismissed.  Yair Ramati was overseeing the development of The Iron Dome, David's Sling, and the Arrow missile interception projects.  Yair Ramati enjoyed a 90 percent success rate with Iron Dom'es short-range interception of rocket attacks from the Gaza Strip.

Yair Ramati was dismissed after it was discovered he violated policy after he kept classified materials on his personal computer.  Several Israel Defense Forces (IDF) leaders have been dismissed for information security breaches.  Colonel Ilan Levy temporarily lost sensitive documents when his car was stolen and Lieutenant Colonel Elad Marom provided classified information to an unauthorized individual.

Israel has received several hundred millions of dollars from the United States to fund three different missle defense systems which include private contractors such as The Boeing Company, Raytheon, and Elbit Systems.

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