First U.S.-built Iron Dome interceptor delivered to Israel
The joint venture says the Arkansas-built missile expands U.S. workshare and supports Israel’s Iron Dome, which has made more than 10,000 interceptions, officials said.
- On the anniversary of the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks on Israel, Arkansas and Israeli officials gathered at the R2S facility in East Camden to celebrate the first shipment of Tamir missiles built entirely in the United States.
- Originally announced in October 2023, the joint venture between Raytheon and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems expanded from an initial $33 million investment and 30 jobs to about $63 million and 60 positions.
- Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Director Shlomo Toaff called the production "symbolic and exciting to see the first Iron Dome missile built outside of Israel," noting the system has 15 years of operational experience and more than 10,000 interceptions.
- The R2S plant holds a $1.25 billion contract to supply Tamir missiles and will produce SkyHunter for the Marine Corps' Medium-Range Intercept Capability program, expanding the facility's defense manufacturing scope.
- U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton highlighted that the joint venture advances national security, as missiles produced in Arkansas will protect Israeli towns and U.S. servicemen during regional conflicts.
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The director of Israel's Anti-Ballistic Missile Organization, Moshe Patel, reported on the delivery to Israel of the first fully manufactured Tamir interceptor for the Iron Dome system from an enterprise in Arkansas. At Raytheon-Rafael Area Protection Systems (R2S) in East Camden, Arkansas, a ceremony was held to transfer to Israel the first Tamir interceptor, which was fully manufactured and assembled in the United States for the ABM and AV sys…
First Iron Dome interceptor made entirely in US delivered to Israel
A major milestone has been reached in defense cooperation between Israel and the United States, with the first Iron Dome air defense interceptor produced entirely on American soil. At a ceremony held at the R2S manufacturing facility in Camden, Arkansas, the Israel Missile Defense Organization (IMDO), part of the Defense Ministry's Directorate of Defense Research […] The post First Iron Dome interceptor made entirely in US delivered to Israel ap…
Arkansas, Israeli officials laud first shipment of Tamir missiles from East Camden | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
EAST CAMDEN -- On the anniversary of the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks on Israel, Arkansas and Israeli officials gathered to celebrate the first shipment of Tamir missiles produced in the R2S facility at Highland Industrial Park.
First U.S.-built Iron Dome interceptor delivered to Israel
A Raytheon-Rafael joint venture in East Camden, Arkansas, has delivered the first Tamir interceptor for Israel’s Iron Dome air defense system built and assembled entirely in the United States, the Israeli Ministry of Defense said. The missile was handed over at a ceremony at the plant run by R2S, the joint venture between Raytheon and […]
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