Profile
- Type
- Guided artillery rocket
- Conflict side
- Israel
- Origin
- Israel
- Service note
- 2020s
Artillery
Bar precision rocket
The Bar precision rocket is an Israeli guided artillery rocket in the Elbit Systems Land missile-and-rocket portfolio, intended for rapid, accurate surface-to-surface strikes from modular rocket artillery launchers. In the Israel-Hamas War, the IDF announced its first operational use in April 2025 when the 282nd Artillery Brigade fired the rocket at targets in the Gaza Strip.
- Conflict side
- Israel
- Built by
- IMI SystemsElbit Systems Land
- Built in
- Israel
Service History
- In service
- In Israeli service by 2025
- Used by
- Israel Defense Forces
- Wars
- Israel-Hamas War
Production History
- Designer
- IMI Systems
- Designed
- 2010s
- Built by
- IMI SystemsElbit Systems Land
- Built in
- Israel
- Variants
- Bar
Specifications
- Guidance
- Navigation system with laser/GPS homing technology described in Elbit missile-and-rocket portfolio material
- Range
- Short-range precision artillery class; Elbit portfolio materials for related guided rockets in this family list up to 35 km for ACCULAR-class munitions
- Launch platform
- Compatible with modular IMI/Elbit rocket artillery launchers such as Lynx/PULS-family systems
- Warhead
- Precision-strike surface-to-surface warhead options in the family include penetration and controlled-fragmentation effects
Conflict Usage
- Israel-Hamas War
- Side: IsraelRole: Precision rocket artillery strikes in Gaza
The IDF said the 282nd Artillery Brigade fired the Bar rocket for the first time in the Israel-Hamas War during operations along the Morag Corridor in the Gaza Strip in April 2025, using it against Hamas targets including weapon storage sites and launch areas.
Bar precision rocket Images
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IDF Troops Conduct First Operational Use of the "Bar" Rocket Against Terror Targets in the Gaza StripPublisher: Israel Defense Forces | Note: Supports Israel-Hamas War direct use: the IDF said the Bar rocket was fired by Israeli artillery troops in the Israel-Hamas War during operations in the Gaza Strip. | Accessed: 2026-06-20ACCULAR Guided Artillery RocketPublisher: Elbit Systems | Note: Supports manufacturer background and related guided-rocket family specifications in Elbit Systems Land materials. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Elbit Systems Land Missile & Rocket Systems CatalogPublisher: Elbit Systems | Note: Supports the Elbit missile-and-rocket portfolio, launcher compatibility, guidance description, and range class for related precision rockets. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Wikimedia Commons ACCULAR launch photoPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Image provenance and CC BY-SA 4.0 licensing page for an ACCULAR rocket launch image. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Wikimedia Commons PULS MLRS Landmacht 1Publisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Image provenance and CC BY-SA 4.0 licensing page for a PULS launcher photograph from the Dutch Ministry of Defence. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Elbit ACCULAR image pagePublisher: Elbit Systems | Note: Supports provenance for the manufacturer-provided ACCULAR product image used in the gallery. | Accessed: 2026-06-20