Recently, Hamas forces attacked Israel's Haifa International Airport, using a long-range weapon called the Ayash-250 ballistic missile. While the Israeli army claimed to have successfully intercepted the missile, live video and fire showed the devastating power of ballistic missiles.
At present, Hamas's military technology has been greatly improved, and even has a ballistic missile system that extends 250 kilometers. The Ayash-250 ballistic missile uses technology imported from Iran and is channeled to Gaza and improved by the Hamas army's improvised guidance system.
The gradual strengthening of Hamas's equipment has raised concerns about the situation. The power of heavy rockets poses a huge threat to Israel's security, and if timely measures are not taken, the situation will spiral out of control.
The Frog-7 tactical rocket system has been favored by the Soviet army since the 50s of the last century, and its power is comparable to the Scud missile. Although the Frog-7 has a maximum range of only 70 kilometers, it is enough to crisscross the battlefield. At the same time, the rocket system was exported in large quantities to the Warsaw Pact countries.
Iran has improved the "Earthquake-2/3" large-caliber long-range rocket system on the basis of the "Frog-7", which has a projectile diameter of 600 mm, a range of 150~200 kilometers, a launch weight of about 3 tons, and a flight speed of about Mach 3.
In addition, it has a 600-kilogram lethal explosive warhead, making it more powerful, and the "Earthquake-2/3" has been exported to many countries, even equipment of the Allah and Houthis.
The Ayash-250 ballistic missile used by Hamas is based on the "Frog-7" campaign tactical rocket system, which has a range of 250 kilometers and a high ballistic speed, which made the Israeli army feel powerless for a while.
In response to this situation, the Israeli army began to use M270 long-range rocket artillery to attack the secret rocket firing positions of Hamas forces, which also allowed the Israeli army to use long-range rocket artillery in Gaza for the first time. The Israeli Army's latest IDA guided rocket has become a beautiful sight in Gaza.
Such shells, which have a range of up to 300 km, are capable not only of accurately hitting targets, but also of operating at long ranges.
The reason why Israel did not introduce the US-made M270 rocket artillery system and introduced army tactical missiles, but chose to use its own "Ida" because this rocket can meet Israel's needs on the battlefield.