Israeli company Rafael has secured the first two clients for its very advanced air-ground missile, the Ice Breaker. This while the weapon systems is still in advanced development phases.
The company does not reveal the identity of the clients but Zona Militar learned that the weapon system creates great interest in Europe,
The Ice breaker is a version of the Rafael Sea Breaker, which is designed for launch from land and ships.
According to Rafael, the Ice Breaker is an aerial force-multiplier designed to overcome modern warfare arena challenges through Rafael’s legacy of high-end precision-guided solutions.
The company says that Ice Breaker is resilient to electronic countermeasure and is fully operational in GNSS-denied arenas. Rafael says in an official announcement that the Ice Breaker provides surgical, pinpoint precision strike capabilities from standoff ranges up to 300 km.
Rafael says that the cruise missile features an advanced IIR (Imaging Infra-Red) seeker, ideal for stationary or moving land and maritime target engagement in advanced Anti Access/Area Denial (A2/AD) arenas.
The official release claims that the Ice Breaker is compatible with various aerial platforms including, jet fighters, light aircraft, helicopters, and is fully operational across all weather conditions. The missile’s datalink supports real-time man-in-the-loop decision-making and tactical updates, with midflight abort and Battle Damage Assessment (BDA) capabilities.
The company says that the missile was developed, employing Rafael’s unique combat proven artificial intelligence technology, deep-learning and big data based scene-matching, enabling Automatic Target Acquisition (ATA) and Automatic Target Recognition (ATR).
Rafael says that the missile is flying at high subsonic speeds, and has a multi-directional, synchronized full sphere attack capability, based on predefined attack plans, according to waypoints, azimuth, impact angle and aim point selection. This the Israeli company says ensures high probability of mission success. The Ice Breaker is 4 meters long and weighs 770 lbs , including a 250 lb. penetration, blast and fragmentation warhead.
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