Dimona Radar Facility


The Dimona Radar Facility is a Raytheon-built facility located near Dimona, Israel operated by the United States. The facility's stated purpose is detecting, tracking, and intercepting incoming enemy aircraft and ballistic missiles, with a range of up to, in particular focusing on threats from Islamic [Revolutionary Guard Corps|the IRGC] and its nuclear program in Iran.

Height

At tall, the two radar towers are the highest radar towers in the world as well as being by far the tallest structures in Israel, beating out both the tallest building in Israel, the Azrieli [Sarona Tower], and the smokestack of the Orot Rabin power plant.
The radar towers' height, as well as the presence of several guy wires used to anchor them in place, inhibits the ability to fly in their immediate surroundings. To solve this, as well as to not disrupt any air force activities in the Negev, the facility was located close to the nearby Shimon [Peres Negev Nuclear Research Center|Nuclear Research Center], whose surroundings were already strictly off-limits to any kind of aviation.