The Wire · live □ GRID-REF 37°47′N 122°25′W
DISPATCH 04/26 · 23 Oct 2026
BattlePolicy
Startup to front line. Strategy to consequence.
Lexicon · Israel

LORA

Israel's long-range precision strike missile — a theater quasi-ballistic system launched from mobile ground launchers, ships, or fighters, delivering a 570 kg warhead with 10-meter accuracy up to 430 km.

LORA
FIG.01 · Israel Image - IAI Air LORA displayed at ILA Berlin 2024. Photo by Matti Blume, [CC BY-SA](//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:IAI,_ILA_2024,_Schoenefeld_(ILA45474).jpg), via Wikimedia Commons.jpg).
Israel's long-range precision strike missile — a theater quasi-ballistic system launched from mobile ground launchers, ships, or fighters, delivering a 570 kg warhead with 10-meter accuracy up to 430 km.

Overview

LORA — LOng Range Artillery — is an Israeli theater quasi-ballistic missile developed by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) for precision strikes against high-value targets at ranges of 90 to 430 kilometers, according to CSIS Missile Threat and Army Technology. The system is fielded on a mobile 6×6 truck, aboard naval vessels in containerized launchers, and since 2024, as the air-launched “Air LORA” variant. It is marketed as a competitor to the Russian Iskander and the American PrSM, offering a shoot-and-scoot ground system, ship-based deployment, and fighter carriage with claimed 10-meter circular error probable (CEP).

🔒 The full LORA file is for BattlePolicy Pro members. Below the line: development history, design and capabilities, variants, the combat record, advantages and limitations, comparable systems, outlook, the full specifications table, our sourcing, and the analyst assessment — procurement, suppliers and the BattlePolicy verdict. Unlock the full file with BattlePolicy Pro →

Below this point

  • Development
  • Design & capabilities
  • Variants
  • Combat record / operational use
  • Advantages
  • Drawbacks / limitations
  • Counterparts
  • Outlook
  • Key specifications
  • Sources
  • Analyst Section
  • Procurement & contracts
  • Suppliers & related companies
  • Comparable systems — analyst view
  • Analyst note
Related