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Configuration
| Specification | Iron Dome | SAMAR Air Defence System |
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| Speed | Mach 2.2[source] | SAMAR I : Mach 2 to 2.5 SAMAR II : Mach 4.5[source] |
| Type | Counter rocket, artillery, and mortar (C-RAM) and short range air defence system[source] | Surface-to-air missile[source] |
| Place of origin | Israel[source] | India[source] |
| In service | 2011–present[source] |
Diameter
Single source160 mm (6.3 in)[source]
Operational; SAMAR I
Single sourceOperational; SAMAR II
Single sourceSAMAR I : 10–12 km (6.2–7.5 mi) SAMAR II : 20 km (12 mi)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
2022 ( 2022 )[source] |
| Used by | Israel Defense Forces[source] | Indian Air force[source] |
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| Wars | Gaza–Israel conflict ( 2011 , 2012 , 2021 ) Operation Pillar of Defense Operation Protective Edge Sinai insurgency 2021 Israel–Palestine crisis Operation Breaking Dawn Operation Shield and Arrow Gaza war 2024 Iran–Israel conflict Twelve-Day War 2026 Iran war[source] | India-Pakistan Conflict 2025[source] |
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| Designer | Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Israel Aerospace Industries[source] | 11 Base Repair Depot Ojhar with industry partner Adtech Inventions Pvt Ltd 7 Base Repair Depot Tughlakabad with industry partner Simran Flowtech Industries and Yamazuki Denki[source] |
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| Designed | 2005[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Israel Aerospace Industries[source] | — |
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| Unit cost | $50 million per battery $100,000–150,000 per interception[source] | — |
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| Produced | 2011–present[source] | — |
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| No. built | 10 batteries deployed (planned deployment is 15)[source] | — |
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| Detonation mechanism | Proximity fuze[source] | Proximity fuze , contact fuze[source] |
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| Launch platform | Three/four launchers, each carrying 20 interceptors.[source] | SAMAR I : Ashok Leyland Stallion SAMAR II : BEML - Tatra T815 8WD[source] |
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| Variants | — | SAMAR I : Vympel R-73 SAMAR II : Vympel R-27[source] |
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| Engine | — | Solid-propellant rocket[source] |
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| Propellant | — | Solid fuel[source] |
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| Guidance system | — | SAMAR I : Infrared homing SAMAR II : Semi-active radar homing , infrared homing[source] |
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