A Tamir interceptor for the Iron Dome system has been fully manufactured on U.S. soil for the first time. The East Camden, Arkansas plant was built by Rafael and Raytheon throug…
A Tamir interceptor for the Iron Dome system has been fully manufactured on U.S. soil for the first time. The East Camden, Arkansas plant was built by Rafael and Raytheon through their R2S joint venture,…
Assessment
The first full U.S. production of a Tamir interceptor marks a concrete milestone in the decades long U.S. Israel missile defense partnership. The East Camden plant, run by the Rafael Raytheon joint venture R2S, shifts manufacturing from Israeli assembly lines to American soil. This move likely strengthens supply chain resilience and reduces political friction over foreign dependency. Watch for whether this opens the door to broader co production of other Israeli defense systems in the United States.