Dimona Radar Facility
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Dimona Radar Facility (Hebrew: מתקן המכ"ם בדימונה) is a radar facility near Dimona, Israel, owned and operated by the United States.[1]
History
[edit]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]
The towers of the facility, which are situated at 30°58′07″N 35°05′50″E / 30.9685905°N 35.097121°E and at 30°58′32″N 35°05′55″E / 30.9756831°N 35.0986823°E, are the tallest towers in Israel, and the tallest used for radar in the world.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Israel to install radar antennae near nuclear site". AFP. 2008-10-03. Archived from the original on 2008-10-09. Retrieved 2008-10-07.
- ^ "Skyscraper Page: Dimona Radar Facility, Dimona Israel". Retrieved 2008-10-29.