List of munitions used by the Israeli Air Force

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This List of Munitions of the Israeli Air Force lists the missiles, bombs and related equipment in use by the Israeli Air Force.

Air-to-air missiles

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Model Origin Role Notes
AIM-7 Sparrow United States Medium-range air-to-air missile
AIM-9 Sidewinder United States Short-range air-to-air missile
AIM-120 AMRAAM United States Medium-range air-to-air missile
Derby Israel Medium-range air-to-air missile Active radar homing missile
Python 3 Israel Short-range air-to-air missile In limited use
Python 4 Israel Short-range air-to-air missile
Python 5 Israel Short-range air-to-air missile Latest Python variant
Sky Sting Israel Long-range air-to-air missile Under development by Rafael

Air-to-surface missiles

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Model Origin Role Notes
AGM-65 Maverick United States Air-to-ground missile
AGM-88 HARM United States Air-to-ground anti-radiation missile
AGM-114 Hellfire United States Air-to-ground missile
AGM-142 Popeye Israel Air-to-ground cruise missile In limited use
Delilah Israel Air-to-ground loitering munition
AGM-84 Harpoon United States Air-to-ground missile Updated variants in service
Sky Sniper Israel Air-to-ground missile
Ice Breaker Israel Air launched cruise missile
ROCKS Israel Air launched long range missile
RAMPAGE Israel Air launched long range missile
Air LORA Israel Air launched ballistic missile
Wind Demon Israel Air-to-ground cruise missile First revealed in 2024

Bombs and Guidance Kits

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Model Origin Role Notes
GBU-12 Paveway II United States 500lbs laser guided bomb
GBU-15 United States 2,000lbs precision guided bomb
GBU-16 Paveway II United States 1,000lbs laser guided bomb
GBU-27 Paveway III United States Bunker busting capabilities 2,000lbs laser guided bomb
GBU-28 United States Bunker busting capabilities 4,000lbs laser guided bomb
GBU-31 United States Joint-Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) 2,000lbs laser guided bomb
GBU-32 United States Joint-Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) 1,000lbs precision guided bomb
GBU-39/B United States Focused-Leathality Munition (FLM) 250lbs precision guided bomb
BLU-109 United States Hardened Penetration Bomb 550lbs free-fall bomb
MPR-500 Israel 500lbs precision guided bomb
MPR-1000 Israel Bunker busting capabilities 1000lbs precision guided bomb
MPR-2000 Israel Bunker busting capabilities 2000lbs precision guided bomb
MLGB Israel 250lbs laser guided bomb
MSOV Israel Stand off capabilities 1,500lbs glide bomb
FASTLIGHT Israel 110lbs precision guided bomb
M117 United States 387lbs free-fall bomb
Spice 250 Israel Developed from the AGM-142 250lbs precision guided bomb
Model Origin Role Notes
JDAM United States Conversion kits for U.S. supplied bombs
Griffin Israel Laser guided conversion kit
Spice Israel Precision guided conversion kit
Lizard Israel GPS/INS and Laser Conversion kit for unguided munitions

Surface-to-air missiles

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Arrow missile launch

Main Article: Air Defense Command of Israel

Model Origin Role Notes
Arrow Israel Theater ballistic missile defense
MIM-104 Patriot United States Air and ballistic missile defense Retired and transferred by the US to Ukraine in January, 2025[1]
David's Sling Israel Air defense Utilizes AESA radar
Light Blade Israel UAV and small craft air defense First laser based air defense system worldwide
Iron Dome Israel Air Defense
SkySonic Israel Hypersonic interceptor Under development
Iron Beam Israel Laser Air Defense Under development

has been used in battle[2][3]

Red Sky Israel Tactical Air Defense

Surface-to-surface missiles

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Model Origin Role Notes
Delilah-GL Israel Tactical strike 250km range
LORA Israel Quasi-ballistic missile 400km range
Jericho-II Israel Nuclear capable ballistic missile 1,700km range
Jericho-III Israel Nuclear capable ballistic missile 6,500-11,500km range
Jericho-IV Israel Nuclear capable ballistic missile Unknown range, possibly in development still

See also

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References

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ammunition of Israeli air force.
  1. ^ "US transfers 90 Patriot interceptors from Israel to Ukraine — report". Times of Israel. January 29, 2025. {{cite news}}: |first= missing |last= (help)
  2. ^ "נחשף: ישראל יירטה לראשונה באמצעות לייזר". mako. 2025-05-28. Retrieved 2025-06-22.
  3. ^ Biget, Sylvain; Team, Futura; Team, Sylvain Biget and Futura (2025-06-14). "Israel just deployed a laser weapon in real combat for the first time ever". Futura-Sciences. Retrieved 2025-06-22.
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