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Jericho (missile) is a ballistic missile originating in Israel. It was built by Israel Aerospace Industries. Reported operators include Israel Defense Forces.
Technical data
True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Ballistic missile
Israel
1971–1990s (Jericho I) 1989–present (Jericho II) 2011–present (Jericho III)
Israel Defense Forces
Initially in collaboration with Dassault Aviation
Israel Aerospace Industries
Classified
1965 onwards (Jericho I) 1980s onwards (Jericho II) 2000s onwards (Jericho III)
Classified
6,500 kg (Jericho I) 26,000 kg (Jericho II) 30,000 kg (Jericho III)
13.4 m (Jericho I) 14.0 m (Jericho II) 15.5 m (Jericho III)
0.8 m (Jericho I) 1.56 m (Jericho II and III)
400 kg to 1,300 kg warheads
Impact and proximity
Multiple-stage solid rocket
Solid
500-660 km (Jericho I) 2,800 km (as Jericho II) or 4,500-7800 (as Shavit) Up to 11,500 km (Jericho III)
Hypersonic
Inertial with terminal guidance
Silo or Mobile (truck-mounted)
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Jericho (missile) equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
Air Force exact named Jericho 2 component holdings; active, operational-reserve and training equipment excluding equipment in store, except explicit status exclusions stated below. November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only, not a national total or combat-readiness measure. Source armament/capacity counts are excluded. The source quantity is explicitly marked as an estimate (epsilon). No exact precision is invented. Estimated twenty-four JerichoII ballistic-missile launchers, under the literal SURFACE-TO-SURFACE MISSILE LAUNCHERS heading. The Nuclear employment label does not establish a number of warheads or missiles: both are expressly excluded. JerichoI and JerichoIII stock totals are not inferred.