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A General Atomics company announced a partnership with Israel-based Rafael on April 7 to offer a new version of the optically guided Icebreaker cruise missile to the U.S. military.
The rebranded Bullseye missile could be modified to meet pending military requirements for a new arsenal of cruise missiles.
Rafael unveiled the original Icebreaker missile at the Farnborough Airshow in 2022, then announced receiving orders from two unnamed customers at the Singapore Airshow in 2024.
The baseline missile is awaiting flight qualification testing after clearing subystem-level trials. Rafael plans to start delivering Icebreakers to customers later this year.
For the U.S. market, General Atomics-Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) plans to manufacture the Bullseye in Tupelo, Mississippi.
The 300-km (190-mi.) range cruise missile fills a gap between an emerging class of low-cost, mass-produced cruise missiles and the most advanced and more expensive turbojet-powered munitions in the U.S. arsenal, GA-EMS officials say.
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