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R2S Receives $1.25 Billion Tamir Production Contract for Facility in Camden, Arkansas
The $1.25 billion contract supports domestic missile production for Israel's Iron Dome and the U.S. Marine Corps' SkyHunter, enhancing allied air defense capabilities.
- Earlier this month, R2S Inc., the Raytheon‑Rafael Protection Systems joint venture, opened a new factory in East Camden, Arkansas at Highland Industrial Park with a $33 million capital investment to produce Tamir interceptors and the U.S. SkyHunter variant.
- The $1.25 billion contract awarded to R2S includes missiles, missile kits and test equipment, authorizing large-scale manufacturing of Tamir surface-to-air missiles for Israel and U.S. defense programs.
- Jonathan Casey said `This is the first production contract for the R2S joint venture and a major milestone for both Raytheon and Rafael`, noting the Camden site is the first U.S. all-up production facility for Tamir and SkyHunter missiles.
- R2S will begin scaling production immediately, creating technical jobs in Arkansas and strengthening U.S. missile‑defense manufacturing while bolstering allied defense modernization.
- The plant supports IMDO's push to accelerate serial Iron Dome production, with Tamir interceptors operational since 2011 and reported to exceed a 95% success rate.
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