Israel hit Iran with a half-ton supersonic ‘Rampage’ missile, report says

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******* hit Iran with a half-ton supersonic ‘Rampage’ missile, report says

• ******* used a “Rampage” missile in its strike on Iran, ******** media reported.

• The supersonic missile is designed to strike ground targets such as military bases.

• Its manufacturer describes it as “a long-range, air-to-ground” missile.

******* used a long-range, supersonic missile in its strike on Iran earlier this week, ******** broadcaster Kan reported, per

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US officials said ******* carried out a missile strike on a military base near the city of Isfahan, Iran, on Friday. ******* has not confirmed the reports, while Iran has sought to downplay the incident, only referencing small drones used in the *******, which its foreign minister said were “

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While it ******** unclear what weapons were used in the strike, Kan reported that ******* used a “Rampage” air-to-surface missile, claiming it was identified in photos and that damage caused by the ******* was consistent with a Rampage strike, per The Times of *******.

The Rampage missile was designed by

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for use against targets such as “communication and command centers, air forces bases, maintenance centers and infrastructure,” according to the company’s website.

The company describes the missile, which weighs 1,250 pounds, as “a long-range, air-to-ground, seekerless, precision strike *******.”

It has the ability to fly at 1,250 mph with a range of up to 190 miles.

It can be fired from an aircraft or as a stand-alone system and uses GPS/INS guidance navigation and anti-jamming capabilities, it adds.

It has a blast fragmentation or general-purpose warhead.

A

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shared on the company’s

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channel simulates a strike by the missile.

Two Western officials said that the ******** strike on Iran, which was launched in response to

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last week, was intended to show Tehran that it could evade its air defense systems undetected,

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reported.

Business Insider contacted the IDF and the IAI for comment.

It was reported last year that the ***’s Royal Air Force was considering buying the advanced ******** ******* to replenish its missile stocks after having donated many of its own Storm Shadow cruise missiles to Ukraine.

The Rampage is considered

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costing hundreds of thousand of dollars versus the $3 million cost of each Storm Shadow, reported The National.

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