Tamir Missiles to be Produced in the US?

US congressmen are attempting to initiate a measure that could lead to the shared production of the Iron Dome system’s Tamir missiles in the US, both to assist Israel and to have the system operated by the US to protect US forces around the world.

Washington was very impressed from the capabilities of the new system, which achieved and interception rate of more than 80% during the initial round of combat. US legislators are interested in having some of the missiles be produced in the US, with US funding.

A similar matter was done with the Arrow system, with some of the Arrow-2 missiles being produced by Boeing in the US, and more than half of the new Arrow-3 missiles were produced in the US.

The US production of Tamir missiles will reduce the pressure surrounding the Israeli defense budget, and it seems that it will also advance the possibility that the Pentagon will approve the acquisition of the Iron Dome system by the Army or the US Marines.

US sources have said in recent months that the Iron Dome system is ideal for defending US forces deployed in various places around the world.