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USMC Successfully Tests RAFAEL Iron Dome Integration

Archival photo from experiments [Spokesperson Department at the Israeli Ministry of Defense]

USMC successfully tests RAFAEL Iron Dome based air defence prototype integration into the Marine Corps Medium-Range Intercept Capability.

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Press Release, Tel Aviv, 18 July 2022: US Marine Corps successfully tests Iron Dome based Air Defense Prototype.

A major breakthrough for the US Marine Corps (USMC) integration of RAFAEL’s Iron Dome ground launcher and Tamir interceptor missile into Marine Corps’ Medium-Range Intercept Capability (MRIC) Prototype with the USMC G/ATOR Radar and CAC2S Battle Management System.

Archival photo from experiments [Spokesperson Department at the Israeli Ministry of Defense]

A live fire test at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico proved:

  1. USMC has Iron Dome defence capabilities
  2. Iron Dome was successfully integrated into USMC Architecture
  3. The system performed exactly as was predicted by a USMC simulation prior to the test itself.

“This demonstration proves that we do now have a relevant capability,” said Don Kelley, programme manager for GBAD at PEO Land Systems, immediately following the successful test.

Brigadier General (Res.) Pinhas Yungman, Executive Vice President and Head of RAFAEL’s Air Defense Systems Directorate: “Once again, RAFAEL’s systems have proven that they are capable of seamless, optimised integration with other defence systems. The Marines live-fire test demonstrated a successful combination of an Iron Dome ground launcher, Tamir interceptor with the Marines’ radar system and battle management system. This is an important and significant message for RAFAEL, for the Marines and the other customers in the United States and in the international market.”

Head of the IMDO in the Ministry of Defense, Mr. Moshe Patel: “This test has proven the Iron Dome Tamir Interceptor and associated ground components can be integrated quickly and efficiently in any relevant defence architecture and intercept various aerial threats successfully in complex and advanced scenarios. We look forward to further partnerships with the US Armed Forces on Air and Missile Defense.”

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