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Lynx
רקטת כידון קסום
Lynx firing ACCULAR rockets
Type Rocket artillery
Place of origin Israel
Service history
Wars Second Nagorno-Karabakh War
Production history
Designer Israel Military Industries
Manufacturer Israel Military Industries (Now Elbit Systems)
Specifications
Caliber 122 mm
160 mm
306 mm
330 mm
370 mm
Maximum firing range 300 km

Guidance
system
GPS

Lynx is a multiple rocket launcher developed and manufactured by Israel Military Industries (IMI) and used by Israel Defense Forces and other countries.[1]

It can be configured to carry a variety of rockets in two sealed pod containers: 40 (2 pods x 20 rockets each) 122mm Grad rockets; or 26 (2x13) 160mm LAR-160 or ACCULAR rockets; or eight (2x4) 306mm EXTRA rockets; two (2x1) 330mm Delilah missiles or four (2x2) 370mm Predator Hawk tactical ballistic missiles.[1]

After the acquisition of Israel Military Industries by Elbit Systems in 2018, an upgraded and modernized version of the Lynx was developed, called the PULS (Precise & Universal Launching System).[2] The Defense Technology Institute (DTI) of Thailand is partnering with Elbit Systems to develop a Thai version of the PULS called D-11A.[3]

In January 2023 Denmark announced it is negotiating the acquisition of 8 PULS systems for Royal Danish Army.[4]

In March 2023, the Dutch Ministry of Defence announced that it would acquire 20 PULS systems for the Royal Netherlands Army with the first systems to be delivered in the same year.[5][6]The contract worth 305 million dollars was signed on May 18.[7]

On 5 May 2023, it is reported that Spain was evaluating K239 Chunmoo, Astros II and PULS systems, but no decision regarding a potential order of one of these systems had been made.[8]

Missile options of the PULS[9][10][]

Rocket / Missile Diameter Weight Quantity Guidance Max. Range Accuracy Warhead
GRAD 122 mm 66 kg 18 pcs / Pod

32 pcs / vehicle

none 40 km n.a. 20 kg
LAR160 160 mm 110 kg 13 pcs / Pod

26 pcs / vehicle

none 45 km n.a. 46 kg
Accular 122 122 mm n.a. 18 pcs / Pod

32 pcs / vehicle

GPS/INS 35 km 10 m CEP 20 kg
Accular 160 160 mm n.a. 13 pcs / Pod

26 pcs / vehicle

GPS/INS 40 km 10 m CEP 35 kg
EXTRA 306 mm 570 kg 4 pcs / Pod

8 pcs / vehicle

GPS/INS 150 km 10 m CEP 120 kg
Delilah 330 mm 187 kg 2 pcs / Pod

4 pcs / vehicle

CCD/IR and GPS/INS 250 km 1 m CEP 30 kg
Predator Hawk 370 mm 800 kg 2 pcs / Pod

4 pcs / vehicle

GPS/INS 300 km 10 m CEP 160 kg
Azeri Lynx Extra, parade in Baku, 2013

Lynx launcher of the Azerbaijani Land Forces with EXTRA rocket pods

Defense Technology Institute Thailand, D11A MRLS.

D-11A MLRS of the Royal Thai Army on a Tatra 815-7 chassis

Operators[]

Flag of Israel Israel
Flag of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan

Future operators[]

Flag of Denmark Denmark
Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands
  • Royal Netherlands Army – 20 PULS MLRS on order on Scania Gryphus chassis with armored cabins. Contract worth 305 million dollars was signed on May 18, 2023, 4 vehicles to be delivered in 2023.[14]

Potential operators[]

Flag of Spain Spain
  • Spanish Army – Spain is currently evaluating K239 Chunmoo, Astros II and PULS systems, but the decision regarding a potential order of one of these systems has not been made.[8] In October 2022 Escribano, Expal and Elbit partnered to manufacture the system in Spain.[15]
Flag of Germany Germany
  • German Army – Elbit & KMW announced a joint development of EURO-PULS.[16]
Flag of Thailand Thailand

See also[]

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Lynx : Autonomous multi-purpose multiple rocket launcher" (PDF). http://www.imisystems.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/LYNX.pdf. Retrieved 11 December 2017. 
  2. "Elbit Systems PULS (Precise & Universal Launching System)". Military Leak. https://militaryleak.com/2020/01/17/elbit-systems-puls-precise-universal-launching-system/. Retrieved 16 November 2020. 
  3. https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/defense-security-2022-thailand-elbit-partner-on-d11a-multiple-rocket-launcher
  4. "Denmark negotiates the purchase of ATMOS and PULS systems from Elbit" (in en-US). 2023-01-27. https://defence-industry.eu/denmark-negotiates-the-purchase-of-atmos-and-puls-systems-from-elbit/. 
  5. "Defensie versterkt vuurkracht met raketartillerie en langeafstandswapens" (in Dutch). 3 April 2023. https://www.defensie.nl/actueel/nieuws/2023/04/03/defensie-versterkt-vuurkracht-met-raketartillerie-en-langeafstandswapens. 
  6. "Kamerbrief over D-fase project Raketartillerie" (in Dutch). 3 April 2023. https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/documenten/kamerstukken/2023/04/03/kamerbrief-over-d-fase-project-raketartillerie. 
  7. "Elbit Systems Awarded $305 Million Contract to Supply PULS Rocket Artillery Systems to the Royal Netherlands Army". https://elbitsystems.com/pr-new/elbit-systems-awarded-305-million-contract-to-supply-puls-rocket-artillery-systems-to-the-royal-netherlands-army/. 
  8. 8.0 8.1 InfoDefensa, Revista Defensa. "El sistema israelí PULS, principal candidato para el lanzacohetes Silam del Ejército de Tierra". https://www.infodefensa.com/texto-diario/mostrar/4276481/sistema-israeli-puls-principal-candidato-lanzacohetes-silam-ejercito-tierra. 
  9. "Elbit Systems Land Rocket Artillery Catalog". https://elbitsystems.com/landing/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Catalog-Rocket-Artillery_5-Web.pdf. Retrieved 2022-02-14. 
  10. "Elbit - PULS". https://elbitsystems.com/product/puls/. Retrieved 2022-02-14. 
  11. "Azerbaijan Lynx Multiple Launch Rocket System". http://www.military-today.com/artillery/azerbaijan_lynx.htm. 
  12. "Elbit Systems Awarded Two Contracts In An Aggregate Amount of $252 Million to Supply ATMOS and PULS Artillery Systems to a NATO Member Country". https://elbitsystems.com/pr-new/elbit-systems-awarded-two-contracts-in-an-aggregate-amount-of-252-million-to-supply-atmos-and-puls-artillery-systems-to-a-nato-member-country/?pageid=PR+-20+News. 
  13. Fiorenza, Nicholas (7 March 2023). "Denmark orders ATMOS SPHs and PULS MRLs". https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/denmark-orders-atmos-sphs-and-puls-mrls. 
  14. "Elbit Systems lands $305 million contract to supply PULS rocket launchers to Netherlands Army". https://www.armyrecognition.com/defense_news_may_2023_global_security_army_industry/elbit_systems_lands_$305_million_contract_to_supply_puls_rocket_launchers_to_netherlands_army.html. 
  15. "Expal y Escribano presentan su lanzacohetes nacional basado en el PULS de la israelí Elbit". https://www.infodefensa.com/texto-diario/mostrar/3921979/expal-escribano-presentan-lanzacohetes-nacional-basado-puls-israeli-elbit/. 
  16. "KMW and Elbit Systems intensify Rocket Artillery Cooperation". https://elbitsystems.com/pr-new/kmw-and-elbit-systems-intensify-rocket-artillery-cooperation/. 
  17. "Thai Army tests 300 km-range D11A based on Israeli PULS MLRS". October 1, 2022. https://bulgarianmilitary.com/2022/10/01/thai-army-tests-300-km-range-d11a-based-on-israeli-puls-mlrs/. 
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