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Tamir
Iron Dome interceptor, SkyHunter (US variant)
Short-range interceptor of the Iron Dome system that destroys rockets, artillery and mortar rounds, drones and cruise missiles.
$45,000 per shotRun it in the Exchange Ratio
| Maker | Rafael Advanced Defense Systems (US co-production with Raytheon via the R2S joint venture) |
|---|---|
| Origin | Israel |
| Built | Israel (Rafael); East Camden, Arkansas, USA (R2S all-up-round facility, opened Nov 2025); CSIS reports about 75% of Tamir components are made in the United States |
| First combat | 2011, Israel (Gaza front; first intercept 7 April 2011, rocket aimed at Ashkelon) |
| Length | 3 m |
| Diameter | 0.16 m |
| Launch weight | 90 kg |
| Max range | 70 km |
| Propulsion | Solid-propellant rocket motor |
| Guidance | Command datalink with onboard active radar seeker; proximity-fuzed blast-fragmentation warhead |
| Launcher | Iron Dome launcher, up to 20 Tamir interceptors per launcher |
Top speed is published as Mach 2.2 (designation-systems.net). The 70 km figure is the Iron Dome engagement envelope per CSIS; secondary sources give 4 to 70 km, plus a ceiling of about 10 km and an 11 kg warhead, none of which Rafael confirms. CSIS cites recent unit cost estimates of roughly $40,000 to $50,000.
Sources (11)
- Iron Dome (CSIS Missile Threat) (length_m)
- Iron Dome (CSIS Missile Threat) (diameter_m)
- Iron Dome (CSIS Missile Threat) (launch_weight_kg)
- Iron Dome (CSIS Missile Threat) (guidance)
- Iron Dome (CSIS Missile Threat) (range_km)
- Iron Dome (CSIS Missile Threat) (launcher)
- Rafael Tamir / Raytheon SkyHunter (designation-systems.net) (propulsion)
- Rafael Tamir / Raytheon SkyHunter (designation-systems.net) (notes)
- R2S Opens New Manufacturing Facility in East Camden, Arkansas (Arkansas Economic Development Commission) (built_where)
- Iron Dome (CSIS Missile Threat) (built_where)
- Iron Dome marks 10th anniversary of first operational intercept (Army Technology) (first_combat)
