Rafael Advanced Defense Systems has introduced the Super Ice, a new long-range cruise missile designed for stand-off strikes against strategic targets.
The missile is based on technology developed for Rafael’s Ice Breaker family and will join the Ice Breaker and Sea Breaker systems in the company’s long-range precision-guided missile portfolio.
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According to the Israeli defence company, the missile is fitted with a 1,000lb warhead compatible with the MK83, and has been designed for launch from air, land, and maritime platforms.
It is intended to extend the Ice Breaker family’s stand-off strike capability and deliver greater explosive power, while remaining fully compatible with the family’s launch systems, mission-planning infrastructure and logistics.
This common architecture could allow users to expand their strike capabilities without replacing existing support infrastructure, it stated
The Jerusalem Post reported that Super Ice is compatible with all of Israel’s main combat aircraft, including the F-35, F-16, and F-15.
Super Ice features autonomous navigation, low-altitude terrain-following flight and all-weather operation. Its guidance system utilises electro-optical technology with image-matching to support accuracy across diverse target sets.
The company has not revealed the range of the Super Ice missile. However, the earlier Ice Breaker model is known to have a range exceeding 300km, suggesting that the new missile is expected to surpass this distance.
Rafael said Super Ice is designed to engage high-value targets over long operational ranges and in demanding environments.
Rafael chairman professor Yuval Steinitz said: “Super Ice is the best cruise missile of its kind in the world. It offers an ideal solution for long-range stand-off strikes against high-value targets, including air-defence systems.
“The Super Ice missile that Rafael is now unveiling continues a distinguished legacy that began decades ago with the introduction of the POPEYE missile family.”
