248th "Jericho III IRBM" Squadron
Israel /
Jerusalem /
Bet Shemesh /
World
/ Israel
/ Jerusalem
/ Bet Shemesh
World / Israel
military, missile, strategic rocket forces, missile launch facility
Jericho III (YA-4) solid-fueled intermediate-range ballistic missiles are currently based in 248th Squadron, located Sdot Micha Airbase and stationed in underground caves.
Specifications:
- Range: 4,800-6,500 km
- Warhead: HE, nuclear, chemical capable
- Propulsion: Three- stage solid propellant
- Launch weight: 29,000 kg
- In service: 2011- Present
References:
- Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Missile Defense Project
- James O’Halloran, IHS Jane’s Weapons: Strategic 2015-2016, 2015, (United Kingdom: IHS), 52.
Specifications:
- Range: 4,800-6,500 km
- Warhead: HE, nuclear, chemical capable
- Propulsion: Three- stage solid propellant
- Launch weight: 29,000 kg
- In service: 2011- Present
References:
- Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Missile Defense Project
- James O’Halloran, IHS Jane’s Weapons: Strategic 2015-2016, 2015, (United Kingdom: IHS), 52.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jericho_(missile)#Jericho_III
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 31°43'53"N 34°55'51"E
- Palmachim Missile Test Site 30 km
- IDF Ein Shemer Army Airbase 80 km
- Missile Base (Brigade 156?) 273 km
- Army Missile Base 303 km
- Army Storage Site 423 km
- NATO Missile Firing Installation (NAMFI) 1085 km
- IRGC Tabriz-Esfahlan Missile Base 1238 km
- Anti-Aircraft Missile Base Outer Perimeter 2116 km
- A-35 ABM System Base 2744 km
- WW II - Peenemunde missiles development base 3010 km
- Sdot Micha Airbase 4.3 km
- Valley of Elah 7.1 km
- Britannia Park 7.6 km
- Adullam Grove Nature Reserve 10 km
- Nahal Sorek Regional Council 12 km
- Brenner Regional Council 19 km
- Gush Etzion 26 km
- Hebron Governorate 27 km
- Judea 30 km
- Judea and Samaria ("West Bank") 37 km