Dimona Radar Facility
Dimona Radar Facility is a radar facility near Dimona, Israel.History
The Dimona Radar facility has two 400 meter tall radar towers designed to track ballistic missiles through space and provide ground-based missiles with the targeting data needed to intercept them. Whilst some claim it uses AN/TPY-2 X-band radar, which can detect missiles up to 1,500 miles / 2,400 kilometers away, it is worth noting that this radar type does not typically involve a radar tower. The towers are owned and operated by the US military, and provide only secondhand intelligence to Israel.
The towers of the facility, which are situated at and at, are the tallest towers in Israel, and the tallest used for radar in the world.
