Dimona Radar Facility

Dimona Radar Facility

The Dimona Radar Facility is a facility under construction near Dimona, Israel consisting of two 400 meter (1,300 feet) tall radar towers, designed to track ballistic missiles through space and provide ground-based missiles with the targeting data needed to intercept them.[1] Using AN/TPY-2 X-band radar, it can detect missiles up to 1,500 miles / 2,400 kilometers away.[2] The towers will be owned and operated by the US military, which will provide only second hand intelligence to Israel.[2][1]

The towers of the facility are the tallest towers in Israel, and the tallest used for radar in the world.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Israel to install radar antennae near nuclear site". AFP. 2008-10-03. http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gJP55YHdqMPMI7rhCh3tZCGxl0Pw. Retrieved 2008-10-07. 
  2. ^ a b McGirk, Tim; Aaron J. Klein (2008-10-02). "Israelis Wary of a US Radar Base in the Negev". Time. http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1846749,00.html?iid=sphere-inline-sidebar. 
  3. ^ "Skyscraper Page: Dimona Radar Facility, Dimona Israel". http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=80121. Retrieved 2008-10-29. 

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