LORA
LORA missile in launcher
TypeTheater quasiballistic missile
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[1]
Operational
range
90 to 430 km[2]
Maximum speed Hypersonic
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). 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[3] as well as land-launched.[4]

On 11 June 2018, the Azerbaijan revealed it had purchased the LORA system from Israel at an undisclosed date following president Ilham Aliyev's visit to a Azerbaijani Land Forces missile unit housing both the LORA and the Polonez.[5][6] 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.[7] It was initially thought to have destroyed the bridge, but later evidence suggested it had only inflicted limited damage.[8]

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.[9][10]

Current operators

Comparable systems

  • Predator Hawk – Israeli short-range ballistic missile
  • Hadès – French short-range ballistic missile
  • Nasr – Pakistani tactical ballistic missile
  • Oka – Russian theatre ballistic missile
  • Tochka – Soviet/Russian tactical ballistic missile
  • Prahaar – Indian tactical ballistic missile
  • MGM-140B/E ATACMS – American tactical ballistic missile
  • Iskander – Russian short-range ballistic missile
  • Fateh-110 – Iranian tactical short-range ballistic missile
  • Šumadija (multiple rocket launcher) – Serbian self-propelled multiple rocket launcher
  • Khalij Fars – Iranian anti-ship ballistic missile

References

  1. ↑ MathovGadi (15 October 2009). "לורה, הסרט בלמס". Archived from the original on 2021-12-17. Retrieved 6 December 2017 – via YouTube.
  2. ↑ IAI (20 June 2017). "LORA Brochure" (PDF). Israel Aerospace Industries. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  3. ↑ Trevithick, Joseph (21 June 2017). "Israel Just Launched A Containerized Ballistic Missile From The Deck Of A Ship". thedrive.com. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ "Azerbaijan Shows off Polonez, LORA Missiles From Belarus, Israel". The Jamestown Foundation. 14 June 2018. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  6. ↑ "LORA". Center for Strategic and International Studies. 18 June 2018. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  7. ↑ "Azerbaijan uses Israeli LORA missile in conflict with Armenia". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 2022-05-30.
  8. ↑ "LORA". Missile Threat. Retrieved 2022-05-30.
  9. ↑ https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/aero-india-2023-iai-bel-to-jointly-produce-lora-missiles-in-india
  10. ↑ https://www.outlookindia.com/business/bharat-electronics-ltd-to-manufacture-israel-s-lora-ballistic-missile-for-indian-tri-services-news-262609
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