IAI SkySniper

SkySniper is an air-to-surface missile developed by Israel Aerospace Industries. The weapon is about 4 metres long and carries a general purpose blast and fragmentation warhead. It is guided by GPS and inertial navigation, which lets it strike its target in all weather conditions. IAI designed it to be carried by contemporary combat aircraft such as the F-15, F/A-18, F-16, MiG-29 and Kfir, with a maximum load of four missiles per aircraft. Published figures for its maximum range differ, with one source giving 250 kilometres and a trade-press report quoting IAI giving 150 kilometres, so this entry states no single range figure. The press report describes SkySniper as an air-launched adaptation of an existing Israeli surface-to-surface guided missile, built to be an affordable standoff weapon for fighters.