IAI LAHAT

IAI LAHAT, from laser homing attack or laser homing anti-tank, 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 warhead and was designed mainly to be fired from the 105 mm and 120 mm guns of Merkava tanks, though it does not need a tank gun to operate and is also suitable for patrol ships, unmanned aerial vehicles, light vehicles and helicopters. It can be laser-designated by the launching platform or by another platform, and its trajectory can be set for top attack or direct attack. The range is up to 8,000 metres from a ground platform and up to 13,000 metres from high elevation, with a reported accuracy of 0.7 metres. It was renamed Nimrod-SR for the Latin American market and has been tested on the IAI RQ-5 Hunter.