The "Rocks" system deployed on an F-16 fighter jet. (photo credit: RAFAEL ADVANCED DEFENSE SYSTEMS)
Jerusalem Post: Israel unveils Rafael's new advanced bunker buster missile, 'Rocks'
The air-to-surface missile can be fired from a significant standoff range, reducing exposure of the aircraft.
With tensions still high between Israel and Iran a new air-to-surface long-range missile designed to destroy targets deep underground in heavily defended areas has been developed by Israeli defense giant Rafael Advanced Defense Systems.
Dubbed “Rocks,” the innovative missile is being presented this week for the first time at the Aero India Air Show in Bangalore, India.
Earlier in February, a senior Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander threatened to "raze Tel Aviv and Haifa to the ground" if the United States attacked the Islamic Republic.
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WNU Editor: I guess the U.S. bunker buster bombs are not good enough .... Israel Secretly Receives 55 Bunker Busting Bombs From The U.S. (September 24, 2011).
1 comment:
Jpost fail to mention the IAI Mini Harpy suicide drone shown at the same show. It's worth mentioning alongside the bunker buster, as it is aimed at taking air defence like S-300 out..
https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-arms-makers-unveil-new-bunker-buster-and-suicide-drone-in-india-air-show/
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