LORA (missile)

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LORA
LORA missile.JPG
LORA missile in launcher
TypeTheater quasiballistic missile
Service history
Used byAzerbaijani Land Forces
Wars2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
Production history
ManufacturerIsrael Aerospace Industries
Specifications
Mass1.6-1.8 tons
Length5 meters
Diameter610 mm
Warhead570 kg high explosive, bomblets or high speed penetrator warhead[1]
Operational
range
400 km[2][3]
Maximum speed Hypersonic
Guidance
system
inertial navigation, GPS and TV terminal

LORA ("Long Range Attack") is a theater quasi ballistic missile produced in Israel.

It 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[4] as well as land-launched.[5]

In 2018, it has been offered for sale to the Israel Defense Forces, but a decision on purchasing it has not yet been made.[citation needed] Also in 2018 it was confirmed that the Azerbaijani Land Forces had purchased the system.[6][7]


LORA played a crucial role in the final days of the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war, being used to destroy a vital bridge in the Lachin corridor linking Armenia to the Nagorno-Karabakh region, assisting in the capture of the key city of Shusha.[8]

Comparable systems[]

References[]

  1. ^ MathovGadi (15 October 2009). "לורה, הסרט בלמס". Retrieved 6 December 2017 – via YouTube.
  2. ^ "Israel Tests Sea-Launched LORA Missile - Defense Update". defense-update.com. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Chile eyes new shipborne long-range land attack capability - Jane's 360". www.janes.com. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  4. ^ Trevithick, Joseph. "Israel Just Launched A Containerized Ballistic Missile From The Deck Of A Ship". thedrive.com. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  5. ^ Farquhar, Peter (24 June 2017). "Israel can now hide missile launch systems in shipping containers". Business Insider Australia. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  6. ^ "Azerbaijan Shows off Polonez, LORA Missiles From Belarus, Israel". The Jamestown Foundation. 14 June 2018. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  7. ^ "LORA". Center for Strategic and International Studies. 18 June 2018. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  8. ^ "The military lessons learned in Nagorno-Karabach". Asia Times. 10 November 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2020.

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