(Defense News) Barbara Opall-Rome - Israel's Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and Raytheon, its U.S. partner for the Iron Dome anti-missile interceptor, are working to transform the combat-proven interceptor into a fully American system in defense of forward-deployed U.S. forces. American versions of the Tamir interceptor are being offered under the SkyHunter brand to the U.S. Army for defense against cruise missiles, rockets, and UAVs. The Israeli-designed Tamir has already been adapted for launch from the U.S. Army's Multi-Missile Launcher (MML). In April, an MML-launched Tamir scored an intercept on U.S. soil in a test against a target drone.
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