Rafael Unveils Super Ice Cruise Missile

Rafael Advanced Defense Systems announced Super Ice on November 11, 2026. The company describes the weapon as part of its Ice Breaker missile family.

Key details

• Reports describe Super Ice with a 454-kilogram (1,000-pound) warhead compatible with an MK83 warhead.
• Reported launch options include aircraft, ships and ground-based launchers.
• Reported features include autonomous navigation, low-altitude terrain-following flight, all-weather operation and electro-optical image-matching guidance.
• Rafael chairman Yuval Steinitz and Air Systems Division head Gad Geva described the missile as intended for long-range stand-off missions and designed for integration across a range of aircraft.

Super Ice is reported to carry a 454-kilogram (1,000-pound) warhead.

Why it matters

Rafael describes Super Ice as able to use launch systems, mission-planning infrastructure and logistics from the existing Ice Breaker family. The reported warhead weighs about four times as much as the 113-kilogram warhead described for the earlier Ice Breaker.