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Smart Jews develop their own bunker buster

Obama doesn't want to give us that massive ordnance penetrator to beat Iran? No problem. We Jews will just develop our own. It's called an MPR-500 guided missile.

Let's go to the videotape.



YNet adds:

According to the IMI, the projectile is now a "bunker buster" capable of penetrating double-reinforced concrete walls and floors 200mm thick.

The shell's accuracy minimized its damage to a radius of two-three meters – unlike other bombs, which leave more extensive damage in their wake.

The MPR-500 missile weighs 250Kg and can be carried by IAF jets. Unlike other projectile, it does not break apart upon impact.

Recent testing has proven that the shell can easily penetrate bunkers and deeply hidden underground weapon caches.

It was also the rage of last month's Singapore Air Show (pdf link).

Below are some of the highlights of the media coverage, achieved following the Airshow:

"It may look just like the regular Mk-82 500-pounder that is used the world over, but IMI’s MPR 500 is an altogether smarter beast", reports David Donald in AIN Online (15/2/2012). "Although it can be used as an unguided bomb, the MPR 500 is most effective when used with various precision guidance options, such as laser, infrared or GPS/inertial […] the weapon drives a straight path through the obstacles, virtually eliminating “J” effects that cause the warhead to deflect and explode incorrectly." (Read full article).

CNN's Dean Irvine (18/2/2012) reported that: "the selling point for this bomb is its ability to penetrate four layers of reinforced concrete." In Defense Update, Tamir Eshel (12/2/2012) addressed Boeing's approval of the bomb's compatibility with their Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) guidance kit, stating that: "The combination of IMI’s MPR 500 with Boeing’s JDAM guidance kit substantially enhances operational flexibility while reducing total ownership costs [...] making it ideal for [use against] gardened targets in dense urban areas or in close proximity to friendly troops". (Read Full Article).

StrategyPage.com (21/2/2012), stated IMI's "Bunker Buster", has joined the heavier (5000 lb) GBU-28 bombs already in service with the Israeli Air Force (IAF) – enabling more penetrator bombs to be carried per sortie. (Read Full Article).

Maybe Obama would like to buy some? Heh.

Labels: bunker busters, Israel Military Industries, MPR-500

posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 5:21 PM