The Lora Missile is part of Israels Precision Strike missile corps

Israels IAI conducted a series of successful Lora ballistic missile tests in the last few days. The Lora is part of Israels’ precision Strike Ballistic Missile (PRsM) corps recently created. The corps is made of “dumb” trajectory ballistic missiles turned and precise when added simple and cheap Navigation systems to them. The navigation systems that IAI added are GPS guidance systems and an inertial navigation system. The other missiles in its corps are the Extra (150 km), Accular (40 km) and Predatory Hawk (300 km) missiles. The goal of the Ballistic missile corp is to replace the super expensive smart missiles and air force use in general and to improve battlefield efficiency and speed. Why use expensive smart missiles or the air force when you use a cheap ballistic missile?

IAI did the tests at sea, mostly because of COVID-19 safety measures. The tests and included two launches – for 90 km and 400 km – and both hit bullseye and within the 10-meter CEP range. The tests checked systems navigation, command and control, sensors, launchers and etc, and all systems worked perfectly.

The direct manufacturer is MALAM, an IAI subgroup. In addition to Israel, probably both Poland and Azerbaijan bought the Lora and are users of it. Rumors in Social media say Israel used it at least one or more than 200 attacks on Iranian targets in Syria.

The Longest range for a Precision strike ballistic missile

This is the first time there was a successful test for such a long-distance Precision Strike Ballistic missile. At present, it is the longest range OPERATIONAL precision strike missile in the world. The other systems – the US ATAMCS, Russian Iskander, Indian Prahaar, Turkish Bora and etc reach 300 km, at most. However, Lockheed Martin is working on a system that should exceed 500 km and even hit moving targets! That sparked our interest because the whole goal of these PrsM missiles is to cheapen warfare. And how do you cheapen it if you add expensive tracking to the guidance systems?

Boaz Levy, VP of Missile and Space group, said: “The complex trial, performed under COVID-19 limitations, demonstrated the advanced capabilities of both IAI and LORA, our strategic missile system. The trial was executed according to a fully functional design, which tested the system’s maneuvering, strike, and precision, as well as technological developments and enhancements introduced by our engineers. Performing a trial with this level of complexity during these days is a testament to IAI’s unwavering commitment to our clients across the globe. The impressive results of the trial prove the system’s maturity and state-of-the-art capabilities.” Levy added, “I would like to thank Israel’s Navy, Air force, and Israeli Ministry of Defense for the collaboration and assistance in this trial.”

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