LORA (missile)

LORA (LOng Range Artillery) is a theater quasi-ballistic missile developed by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI).

Development

LORA began development in 2002. The missile has a range of Template:Convert and a CEP of Template:Convert when using a combination of GPS and TV for terminal guidance. It can be ship-launched from inside of a standard Intermodal container. An air-launched variant called Air LORA was unveiled in June 2024.

On 11 June 2018, Azerbaijan revealed it had purchased the LORA system from Israel at an undisclosed date following president Ilham Aliyev's visit to an Azerbaijani Land Forces missile unit housing both the LORA and the Polonez. 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. It was initially thought to have destroyed the bridge, but later evidence suggested it had only inflicted limited damage.

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AIR LORA air-launched ballistic missile

During Aero India in June 2023, India's Bharat Electronics signed a memorandum of understanding with IAI to produce the LORA in India under license.

Current operators

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External links

• LORA brochure on IAI website
• LORA on IAI website
• LORA on defense-update website
• LORA on Deagel website

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