A joint venture between Rafael and RTX will manufacture the Tamir interceptors of the Israeli Iron Dome air defence system for foreign clients and will also serve as a backup for local production in Israel.
ELTA North America, a US defence company located in Maryland, has been awarded a contract to produce Iron Dome radars.
Raytheon, in partnership with Rafael, will build a manufacturing facility in East Camden, Arkansas to produce the Tamir missile for the Iron Dome Weapon System and its US variant, SkyHunter.
The Israeli Iron Dome air defence system has once again protected the country from the heavy salvos of rockets launched from Gaza since the beginning of the war on October 7
After evaluating other solutions, the US Marine Corps has presented plans for the purchase of three Iron Dome batteries.
Two US senators said on Friday that Israel was preventing Washington from sending two Iron Dome batteries it owns to Ukraine.
The Israel Missile Defense Organization (IMDO) has completed a series of tests using the naval version of the Iron Dome system known as “C-Dome”.
The Israeli MOD will negotiate the sale of more Israeli-developed Iron Dome air defence systems to the USA.
At least three European countries are talking with Israeli company Rafael about the possible purchase of Iron Dome and Spyder.
