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Raytheon, Israel’s Rafael To Open U.S. Iron Dome Production Facility

By Matthew Beinart

Monday, August 3rd, 2020

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Raytheon, Israel’s Rafael To Open U.S. Iron Dome Production Facility

Israel's Iron Dome missile defense system by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and Israel Aerospace Industries.

Raytheon [RTN] and Israel’s Rafael have signed a new joint venture to produce the Iron Dome missile defense system in the U.S., the two companies said Monday. A decision on the location for the new facility is expected before the end of the year, according to company officials. “This will be the first Iron Dome all-up-round facility outside of Israel, and it will help the U.S. Department of Defense and allies across the globe obtain the system for defense of…

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