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Iron Dome

strategic4.5 Genactive

Manufacturer:Rafael Advanced Defense SystemsIntroduced: 2011|Status: active|Origin: Israel

STRATEGICSPEC // IRON-DOME

FIREPOWER

MOBILITY

PROTECTION

SENSORS

COMBAT VALUE

UNIT COST

$0.1M

Platform Dossier & Identity

IDENTITY

Typeair-defense

Categorystrategic

Country🇮🇱Israel

ContractorRafael Advanced Defense Systems

Statusactive

Generation4.5 Generation

Introduced2011

Service StatusActive

Data SourceIsrael Defense Forces Operational Data / Rafael Advanced Defense Systems

Defense Tech Capability Scorecard

TACTICAL AUDIT

EW SUITE

88/100

Electronic Attack & Jamming Defense

STEALTH / RCS

40/100

Radar Signature Reduction

ACTIVE PROTECTIONPASSIVE

Hard-Kill Interception

BMS BATTLE MGMTNETWORKED

Tactical Datalink Integration

Tactical Specifications Matrix

SPEC SHEET

Length3 m

Width0.16 m

Height0.16 m

Weight90 kg

Crew3 personnel

Max Speed2,695 km/h

Range70 km

Endurance0.1 hrs

Ceiling10,000 m

Fuel Capacity45 L

PowerplantSolid propellant rocket motor with aerodynamic control fins

Weapons & Ordnance Manifest

20 RDS AMMO

PRIMARY WEAPON

Tamir interceptor missile with optical and proximity radar fusing20 RDS

SECONDARY WEAPONS

Mobile launcher unit carrying 20 ready-to-launch Tamir interceptors

GUIDED MISSILES

Tamir C-RAM and air defense interceptor

Avionics & Sensor Suite

SENSORS

RadarEQUIPPED

EL/M-2084 Multi-Mission Radar (MMR) S-band AESA tracking up to 1100 targets(250 km)

Fire Control (FCS)EQUIPPED

Digital Integrated Ballistic FCS

Radar Warning (RWR)EQUIPPED

Integrated Radar Warning Receiver

ECM SuiteACTIVE ECM

Multi-Band Electronic Jammer Suite

Thermal & FLIREQUIPPED

Thermal FLIR • Infrared (IRST) • Night Vision

Sonar SuiteN/A

N/A (Non-Naval)

Supply Chain & Industrial Intel Sheet

MIB AUDIT

PRIME CONTRACTOR85% WORKSHARE

Rafael Advanced Defense Systems🇮🇱

PROPULSION SYSTEM🇮🇱

Solid Rocket Motor / Ramjet PropulsionVendor: Rafael Advanced Defense SystemsThrust/Power: High-Thrust Solid Booster

RADAR / AVIONICS MANUFACTURER🇮🇱

Active Phased Array Guidance SeekerManufacturer: IAI Elta SystemsArchitecture: RF / Radar Seeker

PRIMARY ARMAMENT VENDOR🇮🇱

High-Explosive Blast Fragmentation / Kinetic WarheadVendor: Rafael Advanced Defense SystemsPayload: Guided Interceptor Warhead

SENSORS / OPTICS SUITE🇮🇱

Dual-Mode Infrared / Millimeter-Wave SeekerVendor: Controp Precision

SECURE SEMICONDUCTORS🇹🇼

TSMCNode: 7nm High-Reliability Rad-Hard

Passive Armor & Countermeasures

SURVIVABILITY

Armor Compositionnone

Armor Thickness8 mm

CountermeasuresAdaptive optical seeker tracking, Anti-jam RF receiver

Tactical Communications & Data Link

C4ISR

Tactical RadiomPrest automated Battle Management & Weapon Control (BMC) link

Satellite UplinkEquipped

Tactical Data LinkIntegrated (Link 16/MADL)

Military EncryptionType-1 Cryptographic

Procurement & Life-Cycle Cost

COST AUDIT

Unit Purchase Cost$50,000

Annual Operating Cost$15,000

Annual Maintenance Cost$8,000

Operational Deployments & Operator Nations

3 Operator Nations~13 Active Units

Operator Nation	Deployment Status	Estimated Fleet Inventory
🇮🇱Israel	Domestic Operator	10units
🇺🇸United States	Export Operator	2units
🇦🇿Azerbaijan	Export Operator	1units

Performance Analysis

HUD BENCHMARK

6-Axis Telemetry Ratings0-100 SCALE

Firepower

96/100

Mobility

88/100

Protection

80/100

Sensors

95/100

Reliability

97/100

Maintainability

94/100

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Additional Intelligence Information

AUDIT LOG

Intelligence SourceIsrael Defense Forces Operational Data / Rafael Advanced Defense Systems

Last Verification Date2026-10-07