RTX–Rafael joint venture; Iron Dome interceptors made in Arkansas
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Raytheon Rafael Area Protection Systems, known as R2S, is a joint venture between RTX's Raytheon and Israel's state-owned Rafael Advanced Defense Systems that manufactures Tamir interceptors for Iron Dome and its US variant, SkyHunter, in East Camden, Arkansas. Ground was broken on February 21, 2024, months into the bombardment of Gaza, with Senator John Boozman and Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders holding the shovels; the partners said the capital investment would rise from $33M to $63M and create 60 jobs. On November 21, 2025 RTX announced that R2S had won a $1.25B Tamir production contract supporting the Israel Missile Defense Organization's push to accelerate serial production. The plant moves part of Israel's missile shield onto US soil, letting Israel keep firing on Gaza, Lebanon and Iran while US industry replenishes the interceptors it burns through, in the period the UN Commission of Inquiry found Israel committed genocide.
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The Raytheon-Rafael Protection Systems (R2S) joint venture was awarded a $1.25 billion contract ... The companies used a $33 million capital investment to establish the new facility, which opened earlier this month in East Camden, Arkansas. The new site will produce the Tamir missiles for the Iron Dome Weapon System and its U.S. variant, SkyHunter.
The R2S facility, a joint venture between Raytheon (RTX) and Rafael Advanced Defense System, will produce the Tamir missile for the Iron Dome Weapon System. ... This facility represents a $63 million investment for R2S and will create 60 new jobs in the region.
The R2S facility, a joint venture between Raytheon (RTX) and Rafael Advanced Defense System, will produce the Tamir missile for the Iron Dome Weapon System. ... This facility represents a $63 million investment for R2S and will create 60 new jobs in the region.
The Raytheon-Rafael Protection Systems (R2S) joint venture was awarded a $1.25 billion contract ... The companies used a $33 million capital investment to establish the new facility, which opened earlier this month in East Camden, Arkansas. The new site will produce the Tamir missiles for the Iron Dome Weapon System and its U.S. variant, SkyHunter.
The R2S facility, a joint venture between Raytheon (RTX) and Rafael Advanced Defense System, will produce the Tamir missile for the Iron Dome Weapon System. ... This facility represents a $63 million investment for R2S and will create 60 new jobs in the region.
The Raytheon-Rafael Protection Systems (R2S) joint venture was awarded a $1.25 billion contract ... The companies used a $33 million capital investment to establish the new facility, which opened earlier this month in East Camden, Arkansas. The new site will produce the Tamir missiles for the Iron Dome Weapon System and its U.S. variant, SkyHunter.
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