Raytheon and Rafael to Build Missile Production Facility in Camden, Arkansas

The joint venture intends to start ground on the new site by the end of the year, with missile manufacturing beginning in 2025.

 

 

 

The businesses have committed to a US$33 million capital investment in the new facility through the Raytheon-Rafael Area Protection Systems joint venture. When fully operational, the plant will manufacture missiles for the United States Marine Corps and other allied partners.

 

"This new Camden site will be the first all-year-round production facility in the United States to help support the Armed Forces and allies around the world with this highly capable air-defense missile," said Raytheon's Tom Laliberty, president of Land & Air Defense Systems and chairman of the board of Raytheon-Rafael Area Protection Systems."This new facility will allow us to expand our presence in Camden and further benefit from the resident talent and expertise of this aerospace and defense epicenter."

 

For more than a decade, Raytheon and Rafael have collaborated on Iron Dome, which has more than 5,000 operational intercepts and a success rate of more than 90%.

 

SkyHunter, the United States' version of the Iron Dome Weapon System's Tamir, is a medium-range air defense weapon designed to fight a variety of threats such as cruise missiles, manned and unmanned aircraft, rockets, artillery, and mortars.

 

SkyHunter missiles will be manufactured for the United States Marine Corps' Medium Range Intercept Capability (MRIC) program.

 

(With inputs from GBP)