Israeli Air Force is opposing plan by Army to acquire long-range missiles

Israel is mulling an option to equip its artillery corps with long-range surface-to-surface missile that can reach targets deep inside Lebanon. However, the plan is being opposed by the Air Force who believes its warplanes are more suited for the job.

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Two weapons being considered are the IMI Systems’ Extra rocket and Israel Aerospace Industries’ LORA surface-to-surface missile. These have been sold overseas but not employed by Israeli Defense Force.

The Artillery Corps currently uses the Romach artillery rocket system which only have a range of 35km.