LORA (missile)
| Industry | Aerospace and defense |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1953 |
| Headquarters | Lod , Israel |
| Products | LORA missile, among others |
| Website | www |
LORA (LOng Range Artillery) represents a theater quasi-ballistic missile engineered by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI).
Development
Initiated in 2002, the LORA missile boasts a maximum range of and achieves a CEP of through combined GPS and TV terminal guidance systems. It is capable of being launched from maritime platforms using a conventional Intermodal container. Additionally, an air-launched version, named Air LORA, was introduced in June 2024.
On 11 June 2018, Azerbaijan disclosed its acquisition of the LORA system from Israel following President Ilham Aliyev’s inspection of an Azerbaijani Land Forces missile unit equipped with both LORA and the Polonez. The LORA missile was deployed during the concluding phase of the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war, striking a strategic bridge within the Lachin corridor that connects Armenia to Nagorno-Karabakh. Early assessments exaggerated the extent of the inflicted damage.
In June 2023 at Aero India, India's Bharat Electronics entered into a memorandum of understanding with IAI to manufacture LORA domestically under a licensing agreement.