Jericho (rocket)

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Shavit (civil Jericho 2) at takeoff

The Jericho missiles are ballistic surface-to-surface missiles made by Israel and part of the Israeli nuclear weapons program . Israel does not admit their existence.

development

The short-range missile Jericho 1 was created in 1963 with the support of the French company Dassault Aviation in Israel . The first missiles were handed over to the Israeli forces in 1973 . A total of around 100 Jericho-1 missiles were produced. The Jericho 2 medium-range missile was introduced in the early 1990s . The execution of the intercontinental ballistic missile Jericho 3 was introduced in the early 2000s. The Jericho 1 has since been decommissioned.

technology

All three versions are stationed on mobile launch ramps and can be laid quickly. The launch vehicles are parked in bomb-proof underground shelters. So far, the following missile base exists, but Israel denies its existence just as much as that of the missiles:

variants

Surname Jericho 1 (Luz YA-1) Jericho 2 (Luz YA-3) Jericho 3 (Luz YA-4)
length 13.40 m 14.00 m 15.50 m
Hull diameter 792 mm 1554 mm 1560 mm
Weight 6350 kg 16,000 kg 29,000 kg
payload 500 kg 1000 kg 750-1300 kg
Warhead Nuclear 20 kT Nuclear 1000 kT potentially nuclear
Operational range 500 km 1500 km 3500-11,500 km
control Inertial navigation platform Inertial navigation platform Inertial navigation platform
Hit Accuracy ( CEP ) 1000 m unknown unknown
Drive type Solid propulsion Solid propulsion Solid propulsion

See also

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Archived copy ( Memento of the original from September 21, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.nti.org
  2. Jericho in the Encyclopedia Astronautica (English)
  3. http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/world/israel/jericho-1.htm
  4. http://www.au.af.mil/au/awc/awcgate/crs/rl30427.pdf (PDF; 239 kB, English)
  5. Israel is testing nuclear missile with range to Iran. spiegel.de , November 2, 2011, accessed on November 3, 2011 .