Red Dawn (alert)
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The Red Color is an early warning radar
system installed by the Israel Defence Forces in several towns surrounding the Gaza Strip
to warn civilians of imminent attack by rockets (usually Qassam rocket
s).
The system currently operates in a number of southern Israeli cities within range of missiles fired from the Gaza Strip
, including Ashkelon
and Sderot
. When the signature of a rocket launch is detected originating in Gaza
, the system automatically activates the public broadcast warning system in nearby Israeli communities and military bases. A two-tone electronic audio alert (with a pattern of high, 2 second pause, high-low) is broadcast twice, followed by a recorded female voice intoning the Hebrew words for Red Color ("Tzeva Adom"). The entire program is repeated until all rockets have impacted and no further launches are detected. In Sderot
, it gives residents approximately 15 seconds' warning of an incoming missile.
The system was installed in Ashkelon
between July 2005 and April 2006.
Up to 2007, the announcement was called Red Dawn ' onMouseout='HidePop("47702")' href="/topics/Transliteration">transl.
: Shakhar Adom) but it was changed to the Hebrew words for Red Color due to a complaint made by a 7 year old girl named Shakhar (Hebrew for dawn). "Red Dawn" is also the title of an American film
about a Soviet invasion of the United States, but this may be merely a coincidence.
It was the subject of a documentary
, which focused on how children are to cope with an alert, directed by Yoav Shoam.
Early warning radar
An early warning radar is any radar system used primarily for the long-range detection of its targets, i.e., allowing defences to be alerted as early as possible before the intruder reaches its target, giving the defences the maximum time in which to operate...
system installed by the Israel Defence Forces in several towns surrounding the Gaza Strip
Gaza Strip
thumb|Gaza city skylineThe Gaza Strip lies on the Eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea. The Strip borders Egypt on the southwest and Israel on the south, east and north. It is about long, and between 6 and 12 kilometres wide, with a total area of...
to warn civilians of imminent attack by rockets (usually Qassam rocket
Qassam rocket
The Qassam rocket is a simple steel artillery rocket developed and deployed by the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the military arm of Hamas. Three models have been produced and used between 2001 and 2011....
s).
The system currently operates in a number of southern Israeli cities within range of missiles fired from the Gaza Strip
Gaza Strip
thumb|Gaza city skylineThe Gaza Strip lies on the Eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea. The Strip borders Egypt on the southwest and Israel on the south, east and north. It is about long, and between 6 and 12 kilometres wide, with a total area of...
, including Ashkelon
Ashkelon
Ashkelon is a coastal city in the South District of Israel on the Mediterranean coast, south of Tel Aviv, and north of the border with the Gaza Strip. The ancient seaport of Ashkelon dates back to the Neolithic Age...
and Sderot
Sderot
Sderot is a western Negev city in the Southern District of Israel. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , at the end of 2009 the city had a total population of 20,700. The city has been an ongoing target of Qassam rocket attacks from the Gaza Strip...
. When the signature of a rocket launch is detected originating in Gaza
Gaza
Gaza , also referred to as Gaza City, is a Palestinian city in the Gaza Strip, with a population of about 450,000, making it the largest city in the Palestinian territories.Inhabited since at least the 15th century BC,...
, the system automatically activates the public broadcast warning system in nearby Israeli communities and military bases. A two-tone electronic audio alert (with a pattern of high, 2 second pause, high-low) is broadcast twice, followed by a recorded female voice intoning the Hebrew words for Red Color ("Tzeva Adom"). The entire program is repeated until all rockets have impacted and no further launches are detected. In Sderot
Sderot
Sderot is a western Negev city in the Southern District of Israel. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , at the end of 2009 the city had a total population of 20,700. The city has been an ongoing target of Qassam rocket attacks from the Gaza Strip...
, it gives residents approximately 15 seconds' warning of an incoming missile.
The system was installed in Ashkelon
Ashkelon
Ashkelon is a coastal city in the South District of Israel on the Mediterranean coast, south of Tel Aviv, and north of the border with the Gaza Strip. The ancient seaport of Ashkelon dates back to the Neolithic Age...
between July 2005 and April 2006.
Up to 2007, the announcement was called Red Dawn ' onMouseout='HidePop("47702")' href="/topics/Transliteration">transl.
Transliteration
Transliteration is a subset of the science of hermeneutics. It is a form of translation, and is the practice of converting a text from one script into another...
: Shakhar Adom) but it was changed to the Hebrew words for Red Color due to a complaint made by a 7 year old girl named Shakhar (Hebrew for dawn). "Red Dawn" is also the title of an American film
Red Dawn
Red Dawn is a 1984 American war film directed by John Milius and co-written by Milius and Kevin Reynolds. It stars Patrick Swayze, C. Thomas Howell, Lea Thompson, Charlie Sheen and Jennifer Grey....
about a Soviet invasion of the United States, but this may be merely a coincidence.
It was the subject of a documentary
Documentary
A documentary is a creative work of non-fiction, including:* Documentary film, including television* Radio documentary* Documentary photographyRelated terms include:...
, which focused on how children are to cope with an alert, directed by Yoav Shoam.
See also
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- AN/TPQ-37 Firefinder radarAN/TPQ-37 Firefinder radarAN/TPQ-37 Firefinder is a mobile radar system manufactured by ThalesRaytheonSystems . The system is a long-range version of “weapon-locating radar,” designed to detect and track incoming artillery and rocket fire to determine the point of origin for counterbattery fire...
- ARTHUR (military)ARTHUR (military)ARTHUR is an abbreviation for mobile "Artillery Hunting Radar" system developed in Sweden. This field artillery acquisition radar was developed for the primary role as the core element of a brigade or division level counter battery sensor system. It can also be used for peace support operations...
- BEL Weapon Locating Radar
- Counter-battery radarCounter-battery radarA counter-battery radar detects artillery projectiles fired by one or more guns, howitzers, mortars and rocket launchers and from their trajectories locates the position on the ground of the gun, etc., that fired it. Alternatively, or in addition, it may determine where the projectile will land...
- List of Qassam Rocket Attacks
- RedRedRed is any of a number of similar colors evoked by light consisting predominantly of the longest wavelengths of light discernible by the human eye, in the wavelength range of roughly 630–740 nm. Longer wavelengths than this are called infrared , and cannot be seen by the naked eye...
- Red DawnRed DawnRed Dawn is a 1984 American war film directed by John Milius and co-written by Milius and Kevin Reynolds. It stars Patrick Swayze, C. Thomas Howell, Lea Thompson, Charlie Sheen and Jennifer Grey....