The Israeli armaments group Elbit Systems has received an order worth around 120 million euros from an unspecified European customer to supply artillery rockets for the Purpose Universal Launching System (PULS) weapon system with ranges of up to 300 kilometers.
According to a statement published yesterday by Elbit, the missiles will be delivered over the next three years. The agreement includes the delivery of ACCULAR training missiles (range up to 35 km) and EXTRA artillery missiles (range up to 150 km) as well as Predator Hawk (range up to 300 km).
In addition to Serbia, Denmark and Spain have also opted for the Israeli rocket artillery system. The Netherlands and Germany are also procuring the weapon system, which will subsequently be upgraded to the Euro-PULS variant.
The PULS multiple rocket launcher from Israeli arms manufacturer Elbit Systems can fire a wide range of artillery rockets with a range of 12 to 300 km. Elbit states that the "unique" design of the PULS offers a lot of growth potential. For example, the system could be capable of firing loitering munitions, including the canister configuration of Elbit Systems' SkyStriker loitering munition. In addition, the PULS launcher is fully adaptable to existing wheeled and tracked platforms, which, according to the manufacturer, leads to a significant reduction in maintenance and training costs.
The Elbit missile portfolio for the PULS starts with the 122 mm ACCULAR missile. This has a range of up to 35 km and a 20 kg warhead. For a precise stand-off effect beyond 100 km, Elbit offers the EXTRA, which is available on the market. According to Elbit, the EXTRA can hit targets up to 150 km away with an accuracy of 10 m. The weight of the warhead is 120 kg. In addition to a unitary explosive fragmentation variant, a penetrator variant is also available. The Predator Hawk missile can penetrate even deeper. According to the manufacturer, the missile has a range of 300 km and an accuracy of 10 m. The warhead weight is 140 kg.
Waldemar Geiger
