LORA ( eng. LO ng- R ange Artillery Missile ) is an operational-tactical missile system with a single - stage solid - fuel ballistic missile developed by the Israeli company Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI). LORA can be used both in land and sea variants of basing, for destruction of infrastructure elements (communication centers, power plants, etc.) and air defense batteries in the depths of enemy territory.
| LORA | |
|---|---|
 LORA in a container at the Paris Air Show , 2007 | |
| Type of | OTRK |
| Developer |  Israel Aircraft Industries |
| Manufacturer | |
| Main operators |  Azerbaijan |
| Key Specifications | |
Range: 250-300 km Accuracy ( CVO ): 10 m Warhead: * high-explosive fragmentation - 400 kg * penetrating - 600 kg | |
| β All specifications | |
After successful trials in the Mediterranean Sea in March 2004, the IAI, in addition to the Israeli Armed Forces, offered these systems in India and Turkey, but no one showed interest in acquiring LORA [1] . The missile is housed in an airtight TPK and has a shelf life of up to 7 years in the field. The complex is transported in the form of a package of four TPK.
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Combat use
In December 2017, Russian and Syrian media reported that in Syria the Pantsir-C1 air defense missile system shot down the Laura, launched by Israel at the Syrian military base in Al-Kiswa. [2] No comments from the Israeli media or ministry of defense.
Performance Specifications
- Weight: 1.7 t
- Length: 5 m
- Warhead mass: 400 (high-explosive fragmentation), 600 kg (penetrating)
- Diameter: 610 mm
- Range: 250-300 km
- Trajectory height: 45 km
- Control system: ANN integrated with GPS
- Accuracy ( CVO ): 10 m
Armed
- Azerbaijan - purchased in an unknown quantity. The first foreign customer to receive LORA OTRK in 2018. The OTRK was demonstrated to the President of Azerbaijan at the opening of the N-th military unit of the missile forces along with the Polonaise MLRS
See also
- MGM-140 ATACMS
- Iskander (OTRK)
Notes
Links
- (English) LORA - Artillery Weapon System Of. Israel Aerospace Industries website
- (English) LORA Surface Attack Missile