Rafael will participate in the Farnborough International Airshow 2022 in the United Kingdom, where the company will present the Ice Breaker, a fifth-generation, stealthy, long-range missile.
According to information released yesterday by Rafael, the Ice Breaker is a 5th generation, autonomous, long-range precision-guided missile system that enables significant strike performance against a variety of high-value land and maritime targets.
Ice Breaker is a multi-service and multi-target solution
Ice Breaker is an aerial force-multiplier designed to overcome modern warfare arena challenges through RAFAEL’s legacy of high-end precision-guided solutions. Ice Breaker is resilient to electronic countermeasure and is fully operational in GNSS-denied arenas.
The new missile system provides surgical, pinpoint precision strike capabilities from standoff ranges up to 300 km. It features an advanced IIR (Imaging Infra-Red) seeker, ideal for stationary or moving land and maritime target engagement in advanced Anti Access/Area Denial (A2/AD) arenas
This unveiling comes one year since the introduction of the Sea Breaker, which serves as the naval, land-based version of the all encompassing Ice Breaker. This missile family offers the full scope of commonality incorporating not only the land and naval platform application, but now across all domains with enhanced capabilities.
The missile is compatible with various aerial platforms including, among others, jet fighters, light aircraft, helicopters, and is fully operational across all weather conditions. The missile’s datalink supports real-time man-in-the-loop decision-making and tactical updates, with mid-flight abort and Battle Damage Assessment (BDA) capabilities. Employing RAFAEL’s unique combat proven artificial intelligence technology, Ice Breaker performs deep-learning and big data based scene-matching, enabling Automatic Target Acquisition (ATA) and Automatic Target Recognition (ATR).
Flying at high subsonic speeds, Ice Breaker has a multi-directional, synchronized full sphere attack capability, based on predefined attack plans, according to waypoints, azimuth, impact angle and aim point selection, ensuring a high probability of mission success. With a 250 lb. penetration, blast and fragmentation warhead
The ability to be launched from land platforms, surface ships and various types of aircraft and helicopters, coupled with its accuracy, long range, intelligent navigation and low radar signature, make the Ice Braker a versatile and lethal weapon for a multitude of tactical scenarios.
