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Sea Breaker

Raphael on 01 July 2021 unveiled the Sea Breaker weapon system, a first-class, autonomous, fifth-generation missile capable of attacking at a range of 300 km with an accuracy of a few meters. And near the coast, as well as in complex sea outlines (ports, bays, and archipelagos). The unique combination of Raphael technologies known from systems such as the Hail and the Tammuz turns the missile into a sophisticated attack system, capable of adapting itself to multi-armed needs. That is, it is also suitable for land descriptions and land targets, as well as launch capabilities from marine, land and mobile platforms.

Raphael began developing the missile in light of the proliferation of threats in the naval arena, and in coastal defense - threats have been increasing around the world in recent years. The missile is initially intended for marketing to customers abroad. SEA BREAKER was developed in order to fill an operational gap in maritime dominance and deep land strike systems ? all in a single platform. his is the first Israeli missile that combines low flight capabilities, along with an advanced electro-optical head that can classify targets autonomously. The missile provides a response to a variety of long-term threats in saturated and complicated arena.

SEA BREAKER™ is a precision-guided, long-range, autonomous missile system allowing operator intervention at any stage. The system utilizes RAFAEL’s wide range of technological innovations such as electro-optics, computer vision, Artificial Intelligence and decision-making. Addressing the complex challenges of modern warfare, SEA BREAKER™ delivers pinpoint strikes from stand-off ranges of up to 300 km against high-value maritime and land targets. The Sea Breaker system, which provides effective "surgical" destruction of sea and ground targets at a distance of up to 300 km, can be deployed on boats, corvettes or frigates, as well as on Rafael's highly mobile SPYDER coastal launchers.

The missile also flies at a high supersonic speed, capable of attacking a target from a variety of directions and angles of attack, based on a pre-defined attack plan that includes navigation points, directions of approach, hit angle and defined hit point. The missile operates at a low signature, and thanks to advanced electro-optics technologies it is almost completely immune to detection and disruption in a GPS environment.

Sea Breaker is highly effective in complex A2/AD arenas, even under severe electronic warfare and GNSS denial conditions. SEA BREAKER™ features an advanced IIR (Imaging Infra-Red) seeker, ideal for engagement of stationary or moving targets in all weather conditions. SEA BREAKER™ can engage ships both in littoral and blue waters and also in archipelago environments. It can be launched from a range of naval platforms ? from fast attack boats to corvettes and frigates. The land version, designed for shore defense, is based on RAFAEL’s highly-mobile SPYDER launchers. SEA BREAKER™ enables selective hits, controlled damage and reduced collateral damage.

SEA BREAKER’s™ mission profile enables sea-skimming and terrain-following low-level flight above ground, enabling a precise, surprise attack of a target. The system provides automated mission planning, Automatic Target Recognition and Acquisition, as well as multi-directional, synchronized, full sphere attack capability. The guidance system utilizes deep-learning and AI algorithms. Data Link communication enables man-in-the-loop, mission updates and abort capabilities, and supports Battle Damage Assessment (BDA).

Sea Breaker uses Raphael's technological innovations such as electro-optics, computer vision, artificial intelligence and decision-making algorithms to provide full functionality in the absence of a GNSS satellite navigation system, at any time of the day, in all weather conditions. The Sea Breaker missile system is equipped with advanced IIR (Imaging Infra-Red) instrumentation. Using artificial intelligence, Sea Breaker provides Automatic Target Detection (ATA) and Automatic Target Recognition (ATR). The rocket is immune to electromagnetic interference, it can fly at low altitudes over the surface of the water or over the surface of the earth with difficult terrain. The system’s powerful penetration, blast and fragmentation warhead, combined with pin-point accuracy, enables to neutralize a frigate-sized ship with a single hit and destroy high-value land targets.

Raphael's CEO, Maj. Gen. (Res.) Yoav Har-Even said: "The operational experience, together with a wide range of Raphael's technological capabilities, allow us to present today the Sea Breaker missile, a missile with advanced capabilities for multi-arm use, Providing a response to a variety of long-term threats in saturated and complicated arenas. The missile has an innovative aerodynamic structure, which makes it light and compact, which allows it to be installed on small marine platforms such as missile ships, and significantly upgrade their attack capabilities."

Ice Breaker is one of RAFAEL's cutting-edge precision-strike solutions, unveiled 12 July 2022. This air breathing missile provides Multi service capabilities against a variety of high value land and sea targets. Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. introduced Ice Breaker: the 5th generation long-range, autonomous precision-guided missile system, enabling significant attack performance against a variety of high-value land, and sea targets. Ice Breaker is a multi service solution, across air, land, and sea domains.

Ice Breaker is an aerial force-multiplier designed to overcome modern warfare arena challenges through RAFAEL's legacy of high-end precision-guided solutions. Ice Breaker is resilient to electronic countermeasure and is fully operational in GNSS-denied arenas. Ice Breaker provides surgical, pinpoint precision strike capabilities from standoff ranges up to 300 km. It features an advanced IIR (Imaging Infra-Red) seeker, ideal for stationary or moving land and maritime target engagement in advanced Anti Access/Area Denial (A2/AD) arenas,

This unveiling comes one year since the introduction of the Sea Breaker, which serves as the naval, land-based version of the all encompassing Ice Breaker. The Ice Breaker offers the full scope of commonality incorporating not only the land and naval platform application, but now across all domains with enhanced capabilities.

Ice Breaker is compatible with various aerial platforms including, among others, jet fighters, light aircraft, helicopters, and is fully operational across all weather conditions. The missile's datalink supports real-time man-in-the-loop decision-making and tactical updates, with mid-flight abort and Battle Damage Assessment (BDA) capabilities. Employing RAFAEL’s unique combat proven artificial intelligence technology, Ice Breaker performs deep-learning and big data based scene-matching, enabling Automatic Target Acquisition (ATA) and Automatic Target Recognition (ATR).

Flying at high subsonic speeds, Ice Breaker has a multi-directional, synchronized full sphere attack capability, based on predefined attack plans, according to waypoints, azimuth, impact angle and aim point selection, ensuring a high probability of mission success. With a 250 lb. penetration, blast and fragmentation warhead.

Ice Breaker, is a multi service operational solution – same missile, can be operated from air, sea and ground launchers. Ice breaker transforms light platforms (planes, helicopters and ships) into a dominating fighting machine enlarging the stand-off capability of high-end platforms.