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Australia weighs Iron Dome Tamir for early-2030s air defense

By Drooid · Oct 30, 2026 · How we work

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Australia is considering purchasing Iron Dome Tamir missile interceptors for its future air-defence system.
The government aims to field a ground-based air-defence capability by the early 2030s.
Talks also include the United States Patriot system and a joint Rafael-Raytheon plant in Arkansas producing SkyHunter, a Tamir variant.
Minister Murray Watt said Australia will seek the most suitable technology.
Australia joined United States Marines testing truck-mounted medium-range interceptors in Guam in June.

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Australia is considering purchasing Iron Dome Tamir missile interceptors for its future air-defence system.
The government aims to field a ground-based air-defence capability by the early 2030s.
Talks also include the United States Patriot system and a joint Rafael-Raytheon plant in Arkansas producing SkyHunter, a Tamir variant.
Minister Murray Watt said Australia will seek the most suitable technology.
Australia joined United States Marines testing truck-mounted medium-range interceptors in Guam in June.