OVERVIEW
In today’s asymmetric battlefield, having an organic strike ability is critical for multi-dimensional environments and emerging peer threats. Indirect fire support is slow, expensive, and often unavailable. Small units and Special Forces must be lethal, independent, and capable of surprising the enemy without relying on external fire support.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Hand launched
- VTOL (vertical take off and landing)
- High accuracy
- Lethal
- Fast engagement and high maneuverability
Values & Benefits
IAI’s Point Blank is a hand-launched VTOL (Vertical Take-Off & Landing) precision strike missile with hovering capabilities. The ability to hover is used for observation above the target’s area in complex, multi-dimensional environments, in order to acquire a target for immediate attack (the soldier is in-the-loop). If the soldier decides NOT to engage a target or doesn’t find one, he can simply return the Point Blank back “Home” directly to his hand, and deploy the VTOL missile at a more opportune moment.
The Point Blank missile weighs about 10 kilograms and is about 1 meter long. It can fly at altitudes around 500 meters, at a maximum speed of 80 m/s and can hover or loiter in the air while the target’s nature and exact position is confirmed prior to attack. Thanks to IAI’s advanced manufacturing technologies, the Point Blank hand missile can carry electro-optical systems to validate and collect surveillance information in real time, and is equipped with an advanced warhead to neutralize the target.
With its Hand-Launch ability, the Point Blank tactical missile can be simply deployed and used in any scenario on land, against both moving and stationary targets, which can be personnel, light unarmored vehicles, or posts. Thanks to its light weight, small dimensions and simple deployment, a team of 4 troops can carry 4 bags with 6 Point Blank missiles, and be ready to operate them within 2-4 minutes on any asymmetric battlefield.
IAI is a world-leading Aerospace and defence Company innovating and delivering state-of-the-art Strike Systems for Ground Forces, HLS and Special Operations Elements. IAI continues to be a pioneer in Strike Systems and Loitering Munitions, with more than 40 years of heritage. Infantry, special forces, and tactical forces around the world are using IAI’s Strike Systems to demolish enemy tanks and soft targets, air defence batteries, mobile and time-critical targets. IAI is not only a pioneer of Strike Systems, but Air defence Systems as well. IAI’s Point Blank hand missile is developed in close cooperation with in-house Ground-Based Air defence (GBAD) developers, leveraging IAI’s industry-leading expertise in the Air defence Domain to better understand the enemy’s capabilities.
