IAI JUMPER

The JUMPER is a self-contained missile launcher system developed by Israel Aerospace Industries and offered as autonomous artillery for ground forces. Each vertical launch hive holds eight missiles together with an integrated command and control unit, needs no operating crew and no special launch platform, and can be deployed on a truck, a ship or the ground. The hive measures 1.4 by 1.4 metres and stands 2 metres tall. Each missile is 1,800 mm long, 150 mm across and weighs 63 kg, driven by a two-phase rocket motor and guided by GPS or inertial navigation to ranges of up to 50 km, with an optional laser guidance enhancement for higher precision against moving targets. Target positions could be passed in from unmanned air systems operating over the battlespace, after which the hive launches the number of missiles the data calls for.