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Israel's Rafael defense contractor unveils this morning a new long-range cruise missile, with a much larger warhead and an extended range compared to its predecessors.
The Super Ice missile is capable of carrying a 1,000-pound warhead, compatible with the Mark 83 bomb, and supports being launched from different platforms, including fighter jets, naval vessels, and ground-based launchers, "providing maximum operational flexibility," according to the firm.
Previous cruise missiles developed by Rafael, including Ice Breaker and Sea Breaker, were capable of carrying 250lb warheads, with ranges of up to 300 kilometers.
Rafael does not disclose the range of Super Ice, but says it was "designed to address complex operational requirements and engage high-value strategic targets across challenging environments and extended operational ranges."
"The missile incorporates advanced capabilities, including robust autonomous navigation, low-altitude terrain-following flight, all-weather operation and high-precision engagement of diverse targets," the firm says.
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Israel's Rafael Defense firm has unveiled SUPER ICE, a new long-range precision strike cruise missile carrying a 1,000-pound warhead compatible with the Mark 83 bomb.
That is four times the 250-pound warheads of its predecessors Ice Breaker and Sea Breaker, which reached up to 300 kilometers.
Rafael has not disclosed Super Ice's range, saying only that it is built for high-value strategic targets at extended distances, with autonomous navigation, low-altitude terrain-following flight, all-weather operation and high-precision targeting.
It can be launched from fighter jets, naval vessels and ground-based launchers.
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Rafael has not disclosed the range of Super Ice, the new long-range cruise missile the Israeli defense contractor unveiled this morning.
The missile carries a 1,000-pound warhead and is compatible with the Mark 83 bomb. Fighter jets, naval vessels and ground-based launchers can all fire it.
Rafael lists autonomous navigation, low-altitude terrain-following flight, all-weather operation and high-precision strikes among its capabilities.
Ice Breaker and Sea Breaker, Rafael's earlier cruise missiles, carried 250-pound warheads with ranges of up to 300 km.
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After the 'intentional leak' of Iran's new long-range land attack cruise-missile, today Israel's response:
Super-Ice
Both missiles are next-gen designs, with the main role to decrease cost and multiple redundant guidance systems like TERCOM + DSMAC + image correlation
➡️ Robustness against jamming of GNSS and communication links
Israel's Rafael defense contractor unveils this morning a new long-range cruise missile, with a much larger warhead and an extended range compared to its predecessors.
The Super Ice missile is capable of carrying a 1,000-pound warhead, compatible with the Mark 83 bomb, and supports being launched from different platforms, including fighter jets, naval vessels, and ground-based launchers, "providing maximum operational flexibility," according to the firm.
Previous cruise missiles developed by Rafael, including Ice Breaker and Sea Breaker, were capable of carrying 250lb warheads, with ranges of up to 300 kilometers.
Rafael does not disclose the range of Super Ice, but says it was "designed to address complex operational requirements and engage high-value strategic targets across challenging environments and extended operational ranges."
"The missile incorporates advanced capabilities, including robust autonomous navigation, low-altitude terrain-following flight, all-weather operation and high-precision engagement of diverse targets," the firm says.
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JUST IN:
Israel has unveiled a new, more powerful cruise missile called SUPER ICE designed to penetrate advanced air defence systems and strike targets at long distances with a 454 kg warhead – Maariv
The report reveals that the project began after Naftali Bennett became prime minister in 2021 and discovered that Israel had no concrete military plan to attack Iran and lacked the necessary weapons to seriously damage its nuclear programme.
Bennett ordered Israel's defence industries to work around the clock to develop the capabilities needed for a possible attack on Iran. Rafael subsequently developed the ICE cruise missile, which can be launched from aircraft, land and naval vessels and fly hundreds of kilometres before striking targets with extreme precision.
The new SUPER ICE is larger, faster, more powerful and has a longer range than the previous version.
Maariv also reports that ICE-family missiles have been used in Israeli operations involving Iran, Syria, Lebanon, Yemen and Qatar.
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🚨PÁNICO TOTAL EN EUROPA: IRÁN AMENAZA CON ATAQUE 🚨
Después de que Europa colaborase* con EEUU en la agresión contra la República Islámica de Irán durante la Guerra del Ramadán, hoy se ha lanzado una importante advertencia a los países europeos.
EL GENERAL MOHSEN REZAEI, Secretario del Consejo de Seguridad de Irán, ha hecho las siguientes advertencias a Europa:
🔥«En caso de una acción imprudente por parte de Estados Unidos contra Irán, podríamos ATACAR algunas bases militares estadounidenses en países europeos.
🔥«Recomiendo a todos los países con bases militares estadounidenses en su territorio que no colaboren con ningún ataque militar de Estados Unidos contra Irán».
🔥«Anunciamos esto ahora para que mañana no pongan excusas».
🔥«Hemos eliminado nuestras limitaciones anteriores y no habrá limitaciones geográficas».
💥💥BBOOMM💥💥
Por mi parte, espero que los líderes europeos no sean tan insensatos como para permitir que EEUU vuelva a utilizar nuestros territorios para atacar ilegalmente a Irán.
Luego habrá consecuencias.... y los únicos responsables serán los líderes europeos, además de EEUU e Israel, por supuesto.
Desde la perspectiva del derecho internacional, un país que está siendo agredido tiene DERECHO a defenderse atacando el origen de dicha agresión. Incluso si el objetivo del ataque son bases del país agresor en un tercer país no beligerante.
*Desde distintas bases europeas despegaron bombarderos estadounidenses que lanzaron bombas y misiles contra Irán.
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How many Russian ambassadors died on the job @grok in the last 20 years, list the causes
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Prosecutors told the Jerusalem District Court on Wednesday that Israel’s attorney-general would decline the judges’ invitation to appear in Benjamin Netanyahu’s criminal trial. They said she remained open to direct talks toward a resolution. Sarah Ben-Nun reports for The Jerusalem Post.
jpost.com/israel-news/crime-…
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Try creating an Israeli version of this
youtu.be/Gpc-9bM1RG4?si=QEay…
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It's not primary facie plausible that the 🇮🇷 govt would attack Jews in Europe or anywhere... To the contrary, 🇮🇱 bombed the synagogues in Tehran @potus @irimfa @IsraelMFA
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It's simple...if he's still in power 🇮🇷 @IRIMFA_EN will declare war on 🇮🇱 immediately... he's already declared war on them
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#عــــاجل الآن: طيران الاحتـ ــلال الحربي يقصف داخل مستشفى ناصر الطبي في خانيونس جنوب قطاع غزة .
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a hospital bombed by israel in the middle of the night in gaza
in the so-called ceasefire era
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🇫🇷 A guard collapsed on the steps of the French presidential palace right as Slovakia's president rolled up.
Macron and his staff went over to help and the guard was carried off.
Then Macron turned straight back to greet his guest.
No word yet on what happened or how he's doing. Hope he's okay.
Writer: Daniyal
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A member of the honor guard collapsed on Wednesday as Slovak President Peter Pellegrini arrived at the Élysée Palace in Paris for a visit. French President Emmanuel Macron and staff members approached the guard before staff carried him away. Macron then greeted Pellegrini. The guard’s condition and the cause of the collapse are not known.
