Jericho I, II & III
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| Name/Type: | Jericho 1 | Jericho 2 | Jericho 3 |
| Operator: | Israel | Israel | Israel |
| Status: | Obsolete | In Service (slowly being phased out) | In Service |
| Number: | 50-100 (unclear if still in possession of these missiles) | 50-100 (unconfirmed); 90 deployed at Zakariya site | |
| Cost: | $1-$1.5 million (per missile estimate) | ||
| Acquired: | 14 missiles from French contract (before being terminated by arms embargo) | 1989 | 2011 |
| General Specs: | |||
| Country of origin: | Israel | Israel | Israel |
| Manufacturer: | Dassault Aviation (France); domestically developed | Israeli Military Industries | Israel Aerospace Industries |
| Introduced: | 1968 | 1986 | 2008 (operational in 2011) |
| Class: | SRBM | MRBM | IRBM (possibly ICBM) |
| Range: | 260-466 mi (420-750 km) (estimates vary) | 497-2,174 mi (800-3,500 km) | (4,800-6,500 km) 3,106-6,835 mi (5,000-11,000 km) |
| Warhead: | HE (450 kg), nuclear (20 kT), chemical | HE, nuclear, chemical | HE, nuclear, chemical 2,204 lbs (1000 kg) |
| Speed: | |||
| Weight: | 14,770 lbs (6,700 kg) | 48,358 or 57,320 lbs (21,935 kg or 26,000 kg ) | 63,934 lbs (29,000 kg) |
| Length: | 44 ft (13.4 m) | 46 ft (14 m) | 50.9-52.5 ft (15.5-16 m) |
| Diameter: | 2.6 ft (0.8 m) | 5.1 ft (1.56 m) | 5.1 ft (1.56 m) |
| Propellant: | Two-stage solid propellant engine | Two-stage solid propellant engine | Two or three-stage solid propellant engine |
| Guidance System: | Inertial guidance system | Inertial guidance with radar guided warhead | |
| Accuracy: | 3280 ft (1000 m) CEP | ||
| Launch Platform: | railroad flat truck or mobile vehicle | Silo, railroad flat truck, or mobile vehicle | |
| Combat history: |
Israel Test Launches Missile Propulsion System Over Central Israel
May 5, 2015
Israel conducted a test launch of a ballistic propulsion system for satellite delivery Tuesday morning. A statement by the Defense Ministry said that the launch, conducted over central Israel, “has been planned by the security establishment for a long time and carried out as planned.” The trail of the launch was visible over parts of […]