LORA (missile)

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LORA
LORA missile in launcher
TypeTheater quasiballistic missile; air-launched ballistic missile[1]
Service history
Used by
Wars2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
Production history
ManufacturerIsrael Aerospace Industries
Specifications
Mass1.6 tons (1,600 kg)
Length5.2 meters
Diameter624 mm
Warhead570 kg high explosive, bomblets or high speed penetrator warhead[2]
Operational
range
90 - 430 km[3]
Maximum speed Supersonic
Guidance
system
inertial navigation, GPS and TV terminal
Accuracy10m CEP

LORA (LOng Range Artillery) is a theater quasi-ballistic missile developed by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI).

Development

LORA began development in 2002.[4] The missile has a range of 400 kilometres (250 mi) and a CEP of 10 metres (33 ft) when using a combination of GPS and TV for terminal guidance. It can be ship-launched from inside of a standard Intermodal container.[5] [6] An air-launched variant called Air LORA was unveiled in June 2024.[7]

On 11 June 2018, Azerbaijan revealed it had purchased the LORA system from Israel at an undisclosed date following president Ilham Aliyev's visit to an Azerbaijani Land Forces missile unit housing both the LORA and the Polonez.[8][9] LORA was used in the final days of the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war, being used to target a vital bridge in the Lachin corridor linking Armenia to the Nagorno-Karabakh region.[10] It was initially thought to have destroyed the bridge, but later evidence suggested it had only inflicted limited damage.[11]

AIR LORA air-launched ballistic missile

During Aero India in June 2023, India's Bharat Electronics signed a memorandum of understanding with IAI to produce the LORA in India under license.[12][13]

Current operators

References

  1. ^ "Air LORA, Israel's Biggest Air-Launched Ballistic Missile, Emerges from the Shadows". 6 June 2024.
  2. ^ MathovGadi (15 October 2009). "לורה, הסרט בלמס". Archived from the original on 2021-12-17. Retrieved 6 December 2017 – via YouTube.
  3. ^ IAI (20 June 2017). "LORA Brochure" (PDF). Israel Aerospace Industries. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  4. ^ אחרונות", כתבי "ידיעות (2007-12-20). "הטיל שלא היה". Ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2024-08-19.
  5. ^ Trevithick, Joseph (21 June 2017). "Israel Just Launched A Containerized Ballistic Missile From The Deck Of A Ship". thedrive.com. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  6. ^ Farquhar, Peter (24 June 2017). "Israel can now hide missile launch systems in shipping containers". Business Insider Australia. Archived from the original on 7 November 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  7. ^ Frantzman, Seth J. (2024-06-10). "Israel's IAI rolls out Air Lora, a new air-launched ballistic missile". Breaking Defense. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
  8. ^ "Azerbaijan Shows off Polonez, LORA Missiles From Belarus, Israel". The Jamestown Foundation. 14 June 2018. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  9. ^ "LORA". Center for Strategic and International Studies. 18 June 2018. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  10. ^ "Azerbaijan uses Israeli LORA missile in conflict with Armenia". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 2022-05-30.
  11. ^ "LORA". Missile Threat. Retrieved 2022-05-30.
  12. ^ "Aero India 2023: IAI, BEL to jointly produce LORA missiles in India". 14 February 2023.
  13. ^ "Bharat Electronics Ltd To Manufacture Israel's LORA Ballistic Missile For Indian Tri-Services".
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