All about Ice Breaker, the stealth missile developed by Israel that could help India keep China, Pakistan under control
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New Delhi: Pakistani terrorists killed 26 innocent civilians in Pahalgam on April 22 and India hit back with Operation Sindoor. Indian Armed Forces, especially the Indian Air Force (IAF) played a crucial role in the military conflict that lasted for four days and India achieved big success against Pakistan. Now, the Indian Air Force is pondering about getting Israel's stealthy air-launched cruise missile 'Ice Breaker'.
In fact, some reports suggest that the IAF is evaluating the purchase and induction of the Ice Breaker in its fleet. During Operation Sindoor against Pakistan, the IAF used BrahMos missiles among others with a very high success rate. If India gets Ice Breaker, then it will further enhance its military might. Ice Breaker is a class apart for long-range precision strikes.
If India gets it then China and Pakistan will not dare fool around. What is Ice Breaker?
According to Rafael website, 'Ice Breaker is a long-range, autonomous, precision-guided weapon system enabling significant attack performance against a variety of high-value land and sea targets. The system – which is resilient to electronic countermeasures and fully operational in GNSS-denied arenas – uses an advanced, all-weather electro-optical IIR seeker with scene-matching and Automatic Target Recognition capabilities.
'It counters Integrated Air Defense Systems (IADS) with a low-level terrain following flight pattern above land, sea skimming above sea, VLO (Very Low Observable), and salvo attack capability. Compact and lightweight, Ice Breaker is suitable for jet fighters, light attack aircraft, and helicopters as well as small maritime vessels and ground vehicles.'
The Ice Breaker uses a highly advanced electro-optical seeker that can detect targets in all weather conditions and it is equipped with artificial intelligence that helps it recognize targets and ensures it only engages hostile ones, thus keeping a check on collateral damage.
The Ice Breaker flies at incredibly low level, almost touching the ground. Its design makes it very hard to detect. Thus it just zooms past even the most sophisticated air defenses.
The Ice Breaker is very compact and lightweight, under 400 kg and one of its features includes smart engagement as it can work in a synchronized attack with multiple missiles which boosts its ability to penetrate well-defended targets.
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