Predator Hawk
Appearance
Predator Hawk | |
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Type | Rocket artillery Tactical ballistic missile |
Place of origin | Israel |
Service history | |
In service | 2016 – present[1] |
Production history | |
Designed | 2014 |
Produced | 2014 – present |
No. built | 700+ |
Specifications | |
Mass | 800kg |
Length | 5 meter[2] |
Diameter | 370 mm (15 in) |
Maximum firing range | 300 km |
Guidance system | GPS, GLONASS / inertial navigation system (INS) |
Predator Hawk is a tactical ballistic missile system developed and manufacture by Israel Military Industries (IMI) and used by Israel Defense Forces. It has a maximum range of 300 km with a 140 kg unitary warhead and accuracy of 10 m CEP.[3][4]
The missile is sealed in a Launch Pod Container (LPC), with each LPC contains 2 missiles. The Predator Hawk missiles can be launched by a LYNX (MRL) launcher on an 8x8 vehicle, as well as from a variety of other available launchers.[5]
See also
[edit]- Abdali-I – (Pakistan)
- ACCULAR – (Israel)
- MGM-140 ATACMS – (United States)
- al-Husayn – (Iraq)
- B-611 – (China)
- Burkan-1 – (Yemen)
- DF-11 – (China)
- EXTRA – (Israel)
- Fateh-313 – (Iran)
- Ghaznavi – (Pakistan)
- J-600T Yıldırım – (Turkey)
- LAR-160 – (Israel)
- LORA (missile) – (Israel)
- Qiam 1 – (Iran)
- Shaheen-I – (Pakistan)
- Sky Spear – (Taiwan)
- Ure (missile) – (South Korea)
References
[edit]- ^ Julian, Hana Levi (28 June 2016). "IDF Acquires New Long-Range Rocket From IMI - The Jewish Press - JewishPress.com - Hana Levi Julian - 23 Sivan 5776 – June 28, 2016 - JewishPress.com". www.jewishpress.com. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
- ^ Opall-Rome, Barbara (8 August 2017). "Israeli Artillery Corps poised for longer-range, improved precision strikes". defensenews.com. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
- ^ https://elbitsystems.com/product/predator-hawk/
- ^ "ADEX: IMI Presented the "Predator Hawk"". israeldefense.co.il. 22 February 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
- ^ Administrator (2 September 2015). "Israel Military Industries IMI presents its full range of artillery rockets and missiles at MSPO 2015 10209151 - MSPO 2015 News Official Online Show Daily Coverage - Defence security military exhibition 2015". www.armyrecognition.com. Retrieved 12 December 2017.