Dimona Radar Facility

The Dimona Radar Facility is a Raytheon-built facility located near , operated by the . The facility's stated purpose is detecting, tracking, and intercepting incoming enemy aircraft and ballistic missiles, with a range of up to 2,000 kilometres, in particular focusing on threats from Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
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  • Type: Military installation
  • Description: United States overseas military facility in Israel
  • Also known as: “מכ’ם הגילוי האווירי בדימונה”

Dimona Radar Facility

Latitude
30.97216° or 30° 58′ 20″ north
Longitude
35.09791° or 35° 5′ 53″ east
Open location code
8G2QX3CX+V5
Open­Street­Map ID
way 185352047
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­military
Open­Street­Map feature
military=­radar
Wiki­data ID
Q1814794
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Tamil—“Dimona Radar Facility” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “منشأة رادار ديمونة”
  • Chinese: “迪莫纳雷达设施”
  • Czech: “Dimonský radar”
  • Esperanto: “Radarinstalaĵo Dimona”
  • French: “Installation radar Dimona”
  • German: “Radaranlage Dimona”
  • Hebrew: “מתקן ה-VLF בדימונה”
  • Hebrew: “מתקן המכ’ם בדימונה”
  • Japanese: “ディモナ・レーダー施設”
  • Persian: “تأسیسات راداری دیمونا”
  • Slovak: “Radar v Dimone”
  • Tamil: “டிமோனா தொலைக்கண்டுணர்வி வசதி”

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