Rocks: Autonomous Extended Stand-Off Range Air-to-Surface Missile

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ROCKS

TM

Autonomous Extended Stand-Off Range Air-to-Surface Missile

Benefits ROCKS is a new generation both launching aircraft and missile,


extended stand-off range air- providing high target kill success.
Extended stand-off range
to-surface missile designed to
The missile uses its INS/GPS
Pinpoint accuracy strike high-value stationary and
for conducting its midcourse
Selectable horizontal and relocatable targets in a GPS-denied
trajectory. Homing, up to target
vertical trajectories arena.
destruction, is performed by using
Day, night, all-weather Equipped with either a penetration its scene-matching technology
or blast fragmentation warhead, the or Anti-Radiation capability,
Minimal attrition missile can destroy above-ground overcoming any GPS jamming
Insensitive to communication or well protected underground scenario.
and GPS jamming targets in heavily surface-to-air
defended areas.
Overcomes Target Location Error ROCKS Heritage
The missile incorporates RAFAEL’S
Operational Scenario
advanced technologies inherited
The pilot allocates a mission for from the legacy Popeye and SPICE
the missile before release. The combat-proven air-to-surface
mission includes target coordinates, weapons.
impact angle and azimuth,
topographic imagery data, and fuse
delays.
ROCKS is released well outside
of the surface-to-air defended
area, and performs a high-velocity
trajectory to minimize attrition of
ROCKS TM

Typical Stand-off Scenario

Guidance and Target Acquisition jamming, navigation, and Target Features


ROCKS has day, night, and all- Location Errors.
Autonomous operation
weather capabilities, based on its
advanced electro-optical seeker. Tactical trajectory flexibility
The Automatic Target Acquisition Simple mission planning
algorithm, with its unique scene-
matching and Anti-Radiation Anti-Radiation homing for Time
technologies, overcomes GPS Critical Targets
GPS for targets of opportunity

ROCKS Specifications
CEP 3 meters
Warhead Penetration or Blast Fragmentation
Fuse Preset and Cockpit-Selectable
Navigation INS/GPS

Air and C4ISR Systems Division


Tel: (972)73-336-8503 Fax: (972)73-336-6257
E-mail: c4isr_mkt@rafael.co.il
HQ Tel: (972)73-335-4174 Fax: (972)73-335-4657
ROCKSTM UNC.61883-03019/32/70 V1 Graphic DesignDep/412 E-mail: intl-mkt@rafael.co.il www.rafael.co.il

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