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Rafael Sea Breaker Production to Start in 2025

is slated for completion in the 2nd
Quarter of 2025, with a large portion
of testing already having been complet-
ed. Production of the Sea/Ice Breaker
missile for customers is slated to com-
mence next year.

The new missile system is a showcase
of Rafael’s growing prowess in this are-
na. The design of the weapon system
began five years ago, with the company
sensing the need for tactical strike mis-
siles that can operate in a GNSS denied
environment and also have the capabil-
ity to penetrate increasingly capable Air
Israeli defence firm Rafael Advanced arenas, electronic warfare and decoys Defence (AD) networks. According to
Defence Systems is showcasing its and yet relatively affordable to procure the official, the Sea/Ice Breaker weap-
new Sea/Ice Breaker missile for the first and maintain, allowing customer nations on system was, right from the start,
time in Vietnam. The long-range, auton- to build their combat mass of such planned as a missile that could be op-
omous precision-guided missile can missiles. erated from air, land and sea with the
strike targets as far as 300 km. The Sea/ capability to engage targets on land and
Ice Breaker weapon system belongs Speaking to Daily News at the ongoing sea. Various warheads are available and
to a new generation of long-range mis- show, a company official said testing the standard 250 Ib warhead features
siles that are resilient to GNSS-denied and development of the new missile a very high intensity explosive charge.

and state-of-the-art commercial G EGR
Euro 5 280 BHP diesel engine has excel-
lent load-carrying capability, is cold-start
capable and features electromagnetic
wave shielding adequate for military
applications. Other features include an
eight-speed automatic transmission,
All-Wheel drive (AWD) for improved
tracking and hauling power, steering
capability and stability, a full air braking
system and ABS and air conditioning.
A tyre inflation system is optional. The
vehicle features, commercial vehicle
instruments for improved legibility, and
Asia Show Debut for switches ergonomically arranged for
enhanced operability.
Kia Medium Duty Chassis Kia has been developing and deploying
light tactical vehicles since 2016, which
have also been exported to Nigeria,
South Korean automotive manufac- The new 2.5 tonne Medium Bare Turkmenistan, and the Philippines, to
turer Kia’s Special Business Division is Chassis vehicle can be easily modified name a few customers. Kia has al-
showcasing its ‘Medium Duty Chassis’ to meet diverse customer requirements ready exported tens of thousands of
for the first time outside the country. A for specialized vehicles. Its fuel-efficient military vehicles to over 20 countries.
company official said that Kia is gauging Amongst its most important recent
the market demand for its offerings in orders was from Poland, which has
Vietnam, including the truck based of- opted for the KLTV platform. Kia de-
fering and its KLTV light tactical vehicle. livered another batch of 14 vehicles
The Kia developed 4X4 bare Chassis this August to Rosomak S.A. Poland
Vehicle is the backbone for the Korean is to acquire approximately 400 of the
automaker’s new commercial and mili- Light Reconnaissance Vehicles, which
tary vehicles. Kia has been developing is based on an armoured version of Kia’s
this vehicle as a successor vehicle to KLTV (K153). Kia received the Polish
replace 4X4 vehicles currently in oper- contract for the vehicles in 2023 which
ation in Korea for carrying large-scale are valued at approximately US$290
military supplies and troop transport. million.
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