Jericho is the name of a loosely related family of ballistic missiles that Israel has developed since the 1960s. The name comes from the first development contract for the Jericho I, signed with the French firm Dassault in 1963. French cooperation ended with the arms embargo of January 1968, after twelve missiles had been delivered, and Israel Aerospace Industries continued the work at its Beit Zachariah facility. Jericho I was first publicly identified as an operational short-range system in late 1971, with a length of 13.4 metres and a range of 500 kilometres. The Shavit space launch vehicles are believed to be derivatives of the Jericho II, and the Jericho III is believed to be a solid-propellant intercontinental missile that entered service in 2011. Israel keeps exact technical details classified, so most figures are estimates drawn from observed tests, official statements and open literature.
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a loosely related family of deployed ballistic missiles developed by Israel since the 1960s
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a loosely related family of deployed ballistic missiles developed by Israel since the 1960s
Jericho I, first operational identification
Jericho I was first publicly identified being an operational short-range ballistic missile system in late 1971.
Jericho III, service entry
It is believed that the Jericho III (YA-4) is a nuclear-armed ICBM that entered service in 2011.
Jericho I, IAI
Work was continued by IAI at the Beit Zachariah facility
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a loosely related family of deployed ballistic missiles developed by Israel since the 1960s
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Work was continued by IAI at the Beit Zachariah facility
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Jericho 2 is a medium-range, solid-fueled ballistic missile developed and produced by Israel.
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