Predator Hawk
TypeRocket artillery
Tactical ballistic missile
Place of originIsrael
Service history
In service2016 – present[1]
Production history
Designed2014
Produced2014 – present
No. built700+
Specifications
Mass800kg
Length5 meter[2]
Diameter370 mm (15 in)

Maximum firing range300 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

  • Abdali-I – Short-range ballistic missile
  • ACCULAR – Israeli artillery rocket
  • ATACMS – American tactical ballistic missile
  • Al Hussein (missile) – Iraqi short-range ballistic missile
  • B-611 – Chinese short-ranged ballistic missile also used by Turkey
  • Burkan-1 – Iranian/Yemeni tactical short-range ballistic missile
  • DF-11 – Chinese short-range ballistic missile
  • EXTRA – Israeli artillery rocket
  • Fateh-313 – Iranian tactical short-range ballistic missile
  • Ghaznavi – Pakistani short-range ballistic missile
  • J-600T Yıldırım – Turkish theater ballistic missile
  • LAR-160 – Israeli multiple rocket launcher
  • LORA (missile) – Israeli theater quasi-ballistic missile
  • Qiam 1 – Iranian short-range ballistic missile
  • Shaheen-I – Pakistani short-range ballistic missile
  • Sky Spear – Taiwanese short-range ballistic missile
  • Ure (missile) – South Korean tactical ballistic missile

References

  1. Julian, Hana Levi. "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.
  2. Opall-Rome, Barbara (8 August 2017). "Israeli Artillery Corps poised for longer-range, improved precision strikes". defensenews.com. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  3. https://elbitsystems.com/product/predator-hawk/
  4. "ADEX: IMI Presented the "Predator Hawk"". israeldefense.co.il. 22 February 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  5. Administrator. "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.


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