Farnborough 2022: MBDA outlines vision for Tempest Weapon Effects Management System
Last week saw big announcements by Team Tempest and MBDA was eager to talk about their own progress at the Farnborough International Airshow.
Rendering of the Ice Breaker missile. (Image: Rafael)
Amid the sweltering heat of Farnborough International Air Show, Rafael Advanced Defense Systems on 18 July unveiled its fifth-generation Ice Breaker cruise missile.
The missile, which carries a 120kg warhead, is designed with high survivability in mind although it is essentially the same weapon as the naval and land-launched Sea Breaker missile previously revealed by Rafael in 2021.
Speaking to Shephard at Farnborough, Rafael air and C4I EVP and GM Yuval Miller said the missile was developed by capitalising on the Israeli company's long history of missile development.
The system carries a passive imaging infrared seeker that enables automated target recognition capabilities.
Miller explained that
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