OVERVIEW: The LAR‑160 (Light Artillery Rocket) is an unguided, 160 mm surface‑to‑surface artillery rocket system developed by Israel Military Industries (IMI) as a light, modular alternative to 122 mm and 227 mm MLRS. It is fired in sealed pods from wheeled or tracked launch platforms for rapid area bombardment.

DETAILS: The rocket is approximately 3.4 m long, weighs 100 kg (Mk I) to 110 kg (Mk II), and carries a high‑explosive or cluster warhead weighing about 40-46 kg. Its maximum range is 45 km. Stabilized with wrap‑around fins, it is electrically triggered in single or full‑salvo mode from pod containers holding 13 rockets each (26 total per launcher). Advanced fire‑control system (ACCS/FERA) supports GPS‑aided targeting and radar trajectory tracking.

Variants include Mk II (cluster warhead with 104 submunitions), Mk IV (composite propellant, extended range), AccuLAR/ACCULAR (GPS/INS guided version), GRADLAR (Grad‑compatible), NAVLAR (naval), and LAROM (Romanian Grad variant).

Launch platforms include LYNX truck or chassis-mounted launchers, AMX‑13 and TAM VCLC vehicles, HMMWV‑towed pods, and Lynx-based naval systems. Rockets can be fired in salvos (~26 rockets in under 60 s) and reloaded in under 5 minutes via cranes.

NOTE:
IOC: 1983
Operators: Israel; Argentina (TAM VCLC); Azerbaijan; Chile; Georgia; Kazakhstan; Romania (LAROM); Venezuela
Platforms: LYNX/MRLS, AMX‑13, TAM VCLC, HMMWV towed pods
Conflict used in: 2008 Russo‑Georgian War; 2016 & 2020 Nagorno‑Karabakh conflicts; routine exercises in several armies

SOURCE:
Wikipedia “LAR‑160”; Army Recognition “Chilean Army conducts key artillery exercise with Israeli LAR‑160 MLRS”; TankNutDave.com “The Israeli LYNX MLRS”; Seaforces.org; FreeLibrary “Rocket revolution…”