Profile
- Type
- Bomb guidance kit
- Conflict side
- Israel
- Origin
- Israel
- Service note
- 2020s-present
Aircraft & UAVs
Chameleon 3 guided-bomb configuration
Chameleon 3 is a publicly undocumented Israeli guided-bomb configuration, identified on recovered parts as "3 Zikit" and documented by ARES and OSMP in Khan Younis during the Israel-Hamas War. It appears to be a Lizard-family derivative, probably within the broader Paveway-style modular guidance concept.
- Conflict side
- Israel
- Built by
- Not publicly disclosed
- Built in
- Israel
Service History
- In service
- Observed in Gaza in 2025; open sources do not publicly identify the full production history or manufacturer.
- Used by
- Israeli Air Force
- Wars
- Israel-Hamas War
Production History
- Built by
- Not publicly disclosed
- Built in
- Israel
Specifications
- Designation
- 3 Zikit
- Guidance
- Guided munition with control-unit and tail-kit remnants; likely a laser-guided derivative
- Observed location
- Khan Younis, Gaza
- Observed date
- 12 May 2025
- Lineage
- Appears similar to the Israeli Lizard series and the Paveway family
Conflict Usage
- Israel-Hamas War
- Side: IsraelRole: Precision bomb guidance
Fielded by the Israeli Air Force in the Israel-Hamas War, with OSMP documenting the '3 Zikit' data plate and related kit remnants in Khan Younis, Gaza, in May 2025.
Chameleon 3 guided-bomb configuration Images
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OSMP 1369 Chameleon 3 data platePublisher: Open Source Munitions Portal | Note: Supports Israel-Hamas War direct conflict-use: fielded by the Israeli Air Force in the Israel-Hamas War, with OSMP documenting the '3 Zikit' data plate on a kit recovered in Khan Younis, Gaza. | Accessed: 2026-06-20OSMP 1369 Chameleon 3 data platePublisher: Open Source Munitions Portal | Note: Supports image provenance for the OSMP-hosted data-plate photo attributed to Hamza Al-Masry. | Accessed: 2026-06-20OSMP 1368 Chameleon 3 control unitPublisher: Open Source Munitions Portal | Note: Supports image provenance for the OSMP-hosted photo of the Chameleon 3 guidance control unit recovered in Khan Younis, Gaza. | Accessed: 2026-06-20OSMP 1370 Chameleon 3 tail kitPublisher: Open Source Munitions Portal | Note: Supports image provenance for the OSMP-hosted photo of the damaged tail-kit remnants associated with Chameleon 3 in Khan Younis, Gaza. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Elbit Lizard familyPublisher: Elbit Systems | Note: Supports background for the Israeli Lizard family that OSMP says Chameleon 3 resembles; Elbit describes Lizard as a modular guidance-kit family for general-purpose bombs. | Accessed: 2026-06-20RTX Paveway bombPublisher: RTX | Note: Supports background for the Paveway-style modular guidance concept that underpins the broader Lizard lineage referenced by OSMP. | Accessed: 2026-06-20