About Us
The Raytheon-Rafael Area Protection Systems (R2S) Joint Venture (JV) pursues a noble mission with a global vision to protect allied nations and warfighters.
The R2S goal is to be the most trusted & efficient supplier of affordable Air Defense Interceptors and Components for U.S., Israeli, and Allied Militaries.
Short-range air defense
Raytheon teams with Rafael Advanced Defense Systems to defend populated areas and critical assets with the Iron Dome Defense System. It's the world’s most-used system, intercepting thousands of incoming targets with a high success rate since being fielded in 2011.
All-weather
Iron Dome detects, assesses and intercepts a variety of shorter-range targets such as rockets, artillery and mortars. It is effective day or night and in all weather conditions including low clouds, rain, dust storms and fog. It features a first-of-its-kind multi-mission launcher designed to fire a variety of interceptor missiles. The majority of missile components are procured through the R2S supply chain in the United States.
Iron Dome - Rafael
The intelligent Iron Dome system ignores incoming threats it determines will land in uninhabited areas, thereby minimizing unnecessary defensive launches and lowering operation costs.
U.S. version
Given interest by the U.S. and several other nations in Iron Dome’s unique capabilities, Raytheon has debuted the SkyHunter® system in cooperation with Rafael. The SkyHunter system will be produced in the United States to expand availability and capacity for the U.S. and its allies.