Dimona Radar Facility
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". The Dimona Radar Facility (Hebrew: מתקן המכ"ם בדימונה) is a Raytheon-built AN/TPY-2 radar facility located near Dimona, Israel operated by the United States.[1] The facility's stated purpose is detecting, tracking, and intercepting incoming enemy aircraft and ballistic missiles, with a range of up to Template:ConvTemplate:Refn, in particular focusing on threats from Iran and its nuclear program.
Height
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The radar towers' height, as well as the presence of several guy wires used to anchor them in place, inhibits the ability to fly in their immediate surroundings. To solve this, as well as to not disrupt any air force activities in the Negev, the facility was located close to the nearby Nuclear Research Center, whose surroundings were already strictly off-limits to any kind of aviation.[3]
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