Detect identify and kill

Detect identify and kill

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spiceIn current warfare targets in many cases can be hit only in a “window” that is a few seconds in size.

The Rafael Spice-250 gliding bomb allows the Israeli Air Force (IAF) to decrease the sensor to shooter time to a minimum and hit moving targets .

The Israeli Air Force (IAF) is equipping its fighter fleet with the New Rafael Spice-250 gliding bombs. The new version of this advanced air-ground weapons system enables a very short sensor to shooter time.

Unlike the previous members of the Spice family that came in the kit form that was attached to 1000 and 2000 pounds bombs, this time the Israeli company is supplying a complete system.

The Rafael Spice-250 can be loaded with 100 optional targets in a given area.

The image matching sensor of the Spice gives it a CEP of less than 3 meters. The basic Spice is used on MK-84 2000 pounds bombs. it gives the bomb a range of over 60 km.This version is operational in IAF and was used in combat.

The kit has been also adapted to MK-83 1000 pounds bombs and gives it a 100 + km range. The upgrade effort is also aimed at extending the range.

The Spice’s deployable wings allow an aircraft to carry more bombs.

The weapon is navigated by a GPS/INS Satellite/Inertial Navigation system.

The main sensor of the Spice is the CCD/IIR dual seeker that provides pinpoint accuracy and positive target identification and according to Rafael, overcomes target location error and GPS jamming.

Spice 250 enables impact point update after release, using its communication module. In addition, it provides Battle Damage Indication (BDI) capability, by transmitting the target image just before hit.

The Israeli company says that these capabilities, along with airborne Mission Planning, provide a comprehensive solution for Time-Sensitive-Targets, land moving and maritime targets.

Spice 250 weapon is released outside the threatened area, and performs midcourse navigation autonomously using its INS/GPS.

While approaching the target, Spice 250 scene-matching algorithm compares the electro-optical image received in real time via the weapon seeker with mission reference data stored in the weapon computer memory.

To load the Spice 250 on an F-16 special Rafael Smart-Quad-Rack (SQR) racks are attached to the aircraft’s pylons. Each such rack is loaded with 4 Spice 250.

An F-15 can carry 28 bombs of this type “This allows each aircraft to handle multiple targets .

Yuval Miller, Executive VP and Head of Air and C4ISR Division, told Flight that the Spice 250 has different types of explosives to handle “specific” targets.

The new version of Spice was designed a s full system and not a kit as there are now 250 pounds ” Dumb Bombs” that could have been upgraded with the attachment of a kit.

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