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Camden Plant Delivers First U.S.-Made Tamir Interceptor

By Drooid · Oct 9, 2026, 8:02 AM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

U.S. Israel Missile Defense Organization received the first fully American-made Tamir interceptor in East Camden, Arkansas.
Raytheon and Rafael's R2S venture opened the $63 million Camden plant in November 2025.
The facility will create up to 60 jobs, expand Tamir production, and build SkyHunter for the Marine Corps MRIC system.
Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Senator Tom Cotton, Maj. Gen. Tal Politis attended ceremony on third anniversary of Oct 7, 2023 Hamas attacks.

History

Historical Context

Building on a decade of U.S.–Israel missile-defense cooperation, Raytheon received a $150 million contract in September 2014 to produce Tamir interceptor components for Iron Dome. In October 2023 the partners announced a $33 million Tamir plant in East Camden, Arkansas, and broke ground in February 2024, extending co-production that began with the 2011 Area Protection Systems joint venture.

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Story summary

U.S. Israel Missile Defense Organization received the first fully American-made Tamir interceptor in East Camden, Arkansas.
Raytheon and Rafael's R2S venture opened the $63 million Camden plant in November 2025.
The facility will create up to 60 jobs, expand Tamir production, and build SkyHunter for the Marine Corps MRIC system.
Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Senator Tom Cotton, Maj. Gen. Tal Politis attended ceremony on third anniversary of Oct 7, 2023 Hamas attacks.

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