LORA (missile)

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

LORA
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 tons
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

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[3] as well as land-launched.[4]

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

Comparable systems

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.
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