Raytheon-Rafael Joint Venture to Supply Israel With Tamir Missiles

The contract coincides with the opening of a $33-million production facility in East Camden, Arkansas, established to support the Israel Missile Defense Organization’s push to accelerate Iron Dome interceptor production. The site will manufacture Tamir warheads for Israel’s Iron Dome air and missile defense system, which has been operational since 2011 and uses radar-guided interceptors to shoot down rockets, artillery, and short-range missiles with a reported success rate above 95 percent (Read more at Defense Post).