LORA (LOng Range Artillery) is a

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quasi-ballistic missile developed by

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(IAI).

Development

LORA began development in 2002. The missile has a range of and a CEP of when using a combination of GPS and TV for terminal guidance. It can be ship-launched from inside of a standard

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. 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

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, 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. 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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References

External links

LORA brochure on IAI websiteLORA on IAI website
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LORA on Deagel website

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