Washington DC / Tel Aviv – Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has unveiled the TEASER – an ACLOS (Automatic Command to Line-of-Sight) tactical affordable infantry weapon system – the first guided missile in the world using an external optical guidance without a homing sensor. The TEASER has successfully completed the development phase.
According to the company, the TEASER missile, developed by IAI, is a groundbreaking addition that revolutionises infantry attacks by providing precise, simple, reliable and cost-effective solutions for the modern battlefield. The TEASER can attack ground targets, light structures, lightly armored vehicles, low-altitude aerial vehicles and moving targets. The TEASER missile guarantees mission success while being configurable to the user’s specific needs. It does not require GNSS and is easy to use, ensuring ground forces are independently prepared to confront the threats of the modern battlefield.
TEASER employs a missile without a homing sensor (thus saving both weight and costs). It uses an external guidance system (the TEASER-SIGHT) to guide the missile automatically to the target. The TEASER-SIGHT can also connect to external sensors for better reliability, versatility and survivability, the IAI press release stated.
The TEASER guided missile system has two modes of operation: shoulder-launched (with the TEASER-SIGHT attached to the canister) and remote launched. When shoulder-launched, the entire system is carried by a single soldier: a single TEASER-SIGHT and missiles. The missiles two-stage embedded motor (ejection stage and booster) enables safe back-blast, allowing for firing from enclosed areas.
Remote launch mode allows firing more TEASER missiles from a multi-launcher (placed on the surface terrain, a vehicle, etc.) with the operator or a separate platform carrying the TEASER-SIGHT, and the launch command given by the operator through a GCS (Ground Control Station). This allows for continuous fire support by a single operator and more extensive uses such as border defense by the same missile system, as well as maintaining a safe distance from the threat.
IAI’s General Manager of the IAI/MALAM Division, Colonel (ret.) Jacob Galifat commented, “We are proud to add TEASER to IAI’s missile arsenal. TEASER meets the critical need of battalion-level tactical teams for an independent, guided and affordable lethal capability with unmatched performance.”
-The writer is an Israel-based freelance journalist. The views expressed are of the writer and do not necessarily reflect the views of Raksha Anirveda
