Israel’s high-tech ‘Iron Sting’ uses laser and GPS to reduce collateral damage
This weapons system was designed by Elbit Systems and was introduced by the Israeli defence ministry in 2021
The Israeli Air Force has started using a high-tech weapons system it calls the “Iron Sting”, and it released a video on X on Sunday (October 22) of the weapon being used against Hamas.
In its social media post, the air force said that the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF)’s Maglan unit, in collaboration with the air force, had used the weapon to target Hamas’ rocket launchers in Gaza.
The “Iron Sting” uses a 120 mm mortar equipped with laser and GPS guidance system, and it has a range of 1-12 km. It is designed to be used in urban environments and open terrain, and due to its precise targeting, civilian casualties are kept to the minimum.
This weapons system was designed by Elbit Systems, and was introduced to the media by the company and by the Israeli defence ministry in 2021.
The commander of the Maglan combat unit Major General Omer Cohen said, ''Thanks to the precision, lethality, and expertise of the fighters, the Maglan unit in cooperation with the Air Force foiled dozens of terrorists with a variety of means, one of which is the precision IED Iron Sting. The unit has eliminated over 100 operatives inside Gaza since the beginning of the war.”
"From the beginning of the war, the Commando Brigade fought fiercely against the enemy's brutal attack and eliminated over 100 terrorists in the Gaza Strip. Regular and reservist Magellan, Egoz, and Duvdevan units will get to any place and any enemy and eliminate them. Together we will win; I am sure of our soldiers and trust them,'' Cohen concluded.