LORA ("Long Range Attack") is a

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produced in Israel. It 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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as well as land-launched. In 2018, it has been offered for sale to the

Israel Defense Forces The Israel Defense Forces (IDF; he, צְבָא הַהֲגָנָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל , ), alternatively referred to by the Hebrew-language acronym (), is the national military of the Israel, State of Israel. It consists of three servic ...

, but a decision on purchasing it has not yet been made. Also in 2018 it was confirmed that the

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had purchased the system. LORA was used in the final days of the

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, being used to target a vital bridge in the

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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.

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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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