Rafael says SUPER ICE is compatible with the ICE BREAKER family’s launchers, mission-planning systems and logistics, allowing existing customers to use the infrastructure they already have. The missile is designed for launch from aircraft, ships or ground-based launchers.
“SUPER ICE™ was developed for integration across a wide range of aerial platforms without requiring significant modifications to the platforms themselves,” said Gad Geva, senior vice president and head of Rafael’s Air Systems Division. He said shared mission-planning and support arrangements would help customers manage costs over the missiles’ service lives.
Rafael says SUPER ICE can fly at low altitude, following terrain, and engage targets in all weather using autonomous navigation and electro-optical guidance based on image matching. The company gave the warhead weight in its announcement and left the missile’s total weight, cruise speed and operational range unspecified.
Rafael Chairman Yuval Steinitz traced the company’s cruise missile development back to the POPEYE family. “It offers an ideal solution for long-range stand-off strikes against high-value targets, including air-defense systems,” he said of SUPER ICE.
A Polish-language account citing Israeli media reports said ICE BREAKER missiles had been used in operations against Iran. It suggested the lighter warhead may have limited the choice of targets and that SUPER ICE could reflect lessons from Israeli operations in the Middle East.
SUPER ICE joins ICE BREAKER and SEA BREAKER in Rafael’s long-range cruise missile portfolio. “SUPER ICE™ represents the most advanced generation of RAFAEL’s cruise missiles, incorporating advanced capabilities designed to meet the most demanding and complex multi-domain operational requirements of our customers,” said Yoav Tourgeman, Rafael’s president and chief executive.
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