Israel has launched a series of coordinated air attacks against Iran destined to neutralize their key nuclear infrastructure and eliminate high controls of the Revolutionary Guard, as well as scientists linked to nuclear development programs. In this operation, which is still underway, Israeli combat aircraft used one of the most destructive conventional ammunitions of their arsenal: The pump MPR-500according to the Russian Defense Portal Top War. This bomb of 227 kg with precision guide is designed to penetrate until An reinforced concrete meter or cross Four layers of walls or reinforced soils 20 centimeters thickwhich makes it a fearsome weapon against fortified facilities.
The MPR-500 It has been developed by the Israeli company Elbit Systems And it has been designed to integrate into various combat platforms of the Israel Air Force, such as versatile fighters F-15I RA’AM and F-16I sufa. These aircraft can launch the pump equipped with the kit JDAM (Joint Direct Attack Munion) that transforms it into a smart weapon guided by GPS. MPR-500 is also compatible with laser guidance systems such as Paveway II and the Lizardwhich provides operators Multiple attack options.
Optimized penetration capacity and 26,000 footage fragments
What makes MPR-500 particularly effective against infrastructure is its Optimized penetration capacity. It is designed to maintain its structural integrity when impacting and can pierce up to one meter of reinforced concrete before detonating, which allows you to attack fortified facilities such as underground bunkers, missile silos, command centers or nuclear enrichment facilities. His Straight in line penetration trajectory Eliminates deviations and guarantees a precise impact even through multiple layers of protection.
Beyond its penetration power, its effectiveness is reinforced by a controlled fragmentation design. Each pump contains some 26,000 fragments of shrapnel designed to disperse uniformly by detoning, covering an area of up to 2,200 square meters. This allows neutralizing internal systems, personnel and secondary structures without causing such a generalized destruction like the one caused by the general general purpose bombs.
Despite being a bomb and not a missile, MPR-500 can be launched from security distances Thanks to its planning capabilities that allow you to reach targets located dozens of kilometers. Many of the Iranian objectives attacked last night were in areas of the interior of Iran, which is inferred that Israeli fighters They entered the Iranian airspace and? Israel would have previously neutralized Iranian air defense systems.
He Guided system It is key in the accuracy of the MPR-500. The kit JDAM incorporates a system of inertial navigation combined with GPS that transforms the pump into a High precision planning ammunitionwith a Circular error margin less than 13 meters. It can also be guided by laser with aerial or land designators, which allows Real -time correctionssuitable for mobile or opportunity targets.