Dimona Radar Facility

Dimona Radar Facility is a radar facility near Dimona, Israel.

Dimona Radar Facility

History

The Dimona Radar facility has 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] Whilst some claim it uses AN/TPY-2 X-band radar, which can detect missiles up to 1,500 miles / 2,400 kilometers away,[2] it is worth noting that this radar type does not typically involve a radar tower. The towers are owned and operated by the US military, and provide only secondhand intelligence to Israel.[2][1]

The towers of the facility, which are situated at 30.9685905°N 35.097121°E / 30.9685905; 35.097121 (Dimona Radar Tower) and at 30.9756831°N 35.0986823°E / 30.9756831; 35.0986823 (Dimona Radar Tower), are the tallest towers in Israel, and the tallest used for radar in the world.[3]

References
  1. "Israel to install radar antennae near nuclear site". AFP. 2008-10-03. Archived from the original on 2008-10-09. Retrieved 2008-10-07.
  2. McGirk, Tim; Aaron J. Klein (2008-10-02). "Israelis Wary of a US Radar Base in the Negev". Time.
  3. "Skyscraper Page: Dimona Radar Facility, Dimona Israel". Retrieved 2008-10-29.
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