A new guided artillery rocket called the Romah will soon be declared operational by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), IHS Jane’s has learned.
Made by Israel Military Industries (IMI), the GPS-guided Romah will be used with the Artillery Corps’ M270 Multiple-Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS), which have already been modified so they can launch the new munition.
IMI said the Romah is a different calibre from the 227 mm rockets normally launched by the M270 and uses a different pod. It has a range of 35 km, a 20 kg warhead, and has an accuracy (circular error probable) of less than 10 m.
Eli Reiter, head of IMI’s Rocket Systems Division, said the new rockets would provide the IDF with the ability to rapidly and accurately strike enemy targets as they can be launched at pre-programmed co-ordinates within seconds of an order being given.
“If a sector experiences a security escalation, this firepower can be called upon more rapidly compared with scrambling combat helicopters, and they are more accurate than artillery cannons,” he said.
