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Dimona Radar Facility

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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 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. Retrieved 2008-10-07. [dead link]
  2. ^ a b McGirk, Tim (2008-10-02). "Israelis Wary of a US Radar Base in the Negev". Time. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ "Skyscraper Page: Dimona Radar Facility, Dimona Israel". Retrieved 2008-10-29.
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