Israel is upgrading the arsenal of its ballistic missiles. Russian media outlets claim that the test Israel performed earlier this week was of an upgraded version of Israel’s Jericho ballistic missile.
According to this report the missile was launched to a range 0f 1800 km and that the area where it hit the water in the Mediterranean , was cleared from all ships.
The missile is made by Israel aerospace industries (IAI) and is powered by a special motor developed by Tomer , a state owned company.
According to foreign sources the most advanced Israeli ballistic missiles is the Jericho 3 .
The test was carried out by the Israeli ministry of defence from the Israeli Palmachim air base in central Israel that is the main site for missile tests and satellite launch
The official release said “Israel has conducted a routine pre-scheduled test of a rocket system from Israel costal test range. The test was carried out as planned “
All the engines for the Israel advanced missiles and launchers are manufactured by Tomer , a state owned company.
Tomer is currently working on enhancing the well-tuned Shavit satellite launcher so that it can launch larger payloads into space. As of right now, the 350 kg or so Ofek satellites are known to be carried by the Shavit rocket. Lifting larger items into orbit would facilitate the building and deployment of upgraded satellites with better radar and higher-resolution cameras.
The Shavit launcher used to put the Ofek satellites in orbit is derived from the Israel Jericho ballistic missiles.
According to the foreign media the latest version of the locally made Jericho ballistic missile has a range of up to 6000 km.
Israel is also developing the Arrow 4 interceptor. All these systems need very advanced propulsion units and these are being developed by Tomer in full cooperation with the system’s manufacturer, IAI or Rafael.
By creating a propulsion system that can function both within and outside of the atmosphere and maintain speeds that significantly beyond the speed of sound, Mach 5 and above, the business is also thinking about venturing into the hypersonic speed domain. The threat posed by hypersonic missiles is now too great for current defensive systems to handle. Such a system has already been shown by Russiawith an estimated range of up to 6000 km.
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