Air&Missile Defense Systems - ARROW 2J3

Tomer develops and manufactures the rocket engines and boosters powering the Arrow missile interceptors, a central element in the State of Israel’s multi-layered defense system.

Led by the Ministry of Defense, through Israel’s Missile Defense Organization (IMDO) at the Defense R&D Directorate (RD&DD), the Arrow Weapon System (AWS) is the first and only operational missile defense system worldwide. The AWS is designed to intercept ballistic missiles carrying different types of warheads, covering wide areas to provide a comprehensive defense of sensitive areas, strategic sites, and large populated areas.

The Arrow system comprises advanced sensors detecting and tracking missile targets. Its Arrow 2, and Arrow 3 interceptor missiles intercept and destroy approaching ballistic missiles.

The Silver Sparrow Target Missile is part of the Arrow project’s test and evaluation program. Silver Sparrow simulates the ballistic missiles that the arrow is required to intercept. Tomer develops and manufactures the rocket engines for this target missile.

The Arrow 3 is the latest variant of the Arrow 1 and Arrow 2 missiles, whose development began in the early 1990s. In January 2017, Arrow 3 was declared operational with the first missiles delivered to the Israeli Air Force. On July 28, 2019, the Arrow system completed a successful series of flight tests conducted in the state of Alaska in the United States (US), in collaboration with the US Department of Defense. The tests demonstrated a successful interception of a target missile, destroyed by a direct hit (Hit to kill) outside the atmosphere.

Developing the Rocket Propulsion for – LRAD

As a subcontractor of IAI, Tomer develops and manufactures advanced rocket propulsion systems for IAI’s LRAD naval, air, and land-based air and missile defense systems. Among the unique propulsion systems designed by Tomer, the dual-pulse rocket motor developed for LRAD combines the booster and sustainer phases to operate separately in a single-engine.

Tomer also manufactures rocket boosters – small rocket engines used as accelerators for interception missiles, providing the missiles the initial impulse that brings them to the required height and speed to pursue target interception.