The PULS is made by the land systems department of Elbit Systems. The IDF’s version is carried by a Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck (HEMTT), an eight-wheel drive, diesel-powered, 10-short-ton (9,100kg) tactical truck.
The types of very accurate rockets launched by the IDF’s PULS are classified, but sources say that they have a “major effect on the battle.” The PULS is a launcher carried by a heavy truck and capable of launching different types of rockets to ranges of up to 300km.
According to the official Elbit brochure, “The multi-purpose launcher features two PODS; each POD is designed for a specific rocket type: the Accular 122mm (18 rockets) with a range of up to 35km, the Accular 160mm (10 rockets) with a range of up to 40km, the EXTRA (4 rockets) with a range of up to 150 km, and the Predator Hawk (2 rockets) with a range of up to 300km.”
Elbit has taken this system some steps forward and recently unveiled the Light PULS. This, according to the company, is a “lightweight airborne” version of the rocket launcher system developed to meet the battlefield challenges of Special Operations Forces operating in remote, high-risk locations that are beyond the range of traditional artillery fire support.
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