LAHAT

LAHAT
LAHAT ATGM quad pack for helicopters
TypeATGM
Place of originIsrael
Service history
In service1991–present
Production history
ManufacturerIsrael Aerospace Industries
Unit cost$25,000 (1999)[1]
Specifications
Mass13 kg (28.7 lb)[2]
Length975 mm (38.4 in)
Diameter105 mm (4.1 in)[2]
WarheadTandem HEAT
Warhead weight4.5 kg (9.9 lb)

Operational
range
6,000–8,000 m (6,600–8,700 yd) ground launched
8,000–13,000 m (8,700–14,200 yd) air launched[2]
Maximum speed 285–300 m/s (940–980 ft/s)
Guidance
system
Semi-active laser homing[2]
Launch
platform
105–120 mm smoothbore
rotary-wing aircraft

The LAHAT (laser homing attack or laser homing anti-tank, also a Hebrew word for incandescence) is a third generation semi-active laser homing low-weight anti-tank guided missile developed since 1991 and manufactured by Israel Aerospace Industries. It has a tandem-charge high-explosive anti-tank (HEAT) warhead. It was designed primarily to be fired by Merkava tanks' 105 mm and 120 mm tank guns, though it matches all types of 105 mm and 120 mm guns, including low recoil guns and low-weight guns of military armoured cars.[2]

It is also suitable for patrol ships, possibly modified for 105–106 mm recoilless rifles, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicles (HMMWVs), and self-propelled anti-aircraft weapons (or guns, SPAAGs).[2] Unlike other tank rounds, an LAHAT does not need a tank gun for operation.[3]

  1. ^ "Israel Designs Antiarmor Missile to Fire Out of Tank Guns". 5 May 2005.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Cite error: The named reference du was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "LAHAT Laser Guided Missile". 4 March 2006.