Missile Rampage

The Rampage, originally designated MARS (Multi-purpose, Air-launched Rocket System), is an Israeli air-to-surface standoff missile derived from the EXTRA artillery rocket. It is intended for strikes against high-value fixed targets such as radar installations, communications centres, weapons storage facilities and airfields. The missile was publicly unveiled in June 2018.

The Rampage is powered by a solid-propellant rocket motor. Guidance combines an inertial navigation system, GPS and an altimeter, with a two-way datalink for in-flight communication. Reported accuracy is 10 m CEP. The warhead is a multi-explosively formed penetrator (EFP) design with blast-fragmentation effect, and it is detonated by a radio proximity fuze. The missile has been integrated on the F-16, F-15, F/A-18E/F, Eurofighter Typhoon, IAI Kfir, Sukhoi Su-30MKI, SEPECAT Jaguar and MiG-29K. It is reported to cost less than the Storm Shadow and to be more readily available.

The Israeli Air Force and India operate the Rampage. Indian service includes the Indian Air Force and the Indian Navy. As of July 2023, the Royal Air Force was examining the Rampage as a supplement after transferring Storm Shadow missiles to Ukraine.

The first reported combat use was in Syria in April 2019. The Israeli Air Force displayed operational missiles on an F-16I in October 2024. The Rampage was allegedly used in a deep strike mission that killed a deputy commander of Hezbollah's Radwan Force. In December 2024, the Israeli Air Force and the IDF Spokesperson again displayed F-16Is armed with the missile during preparations for strikes on Sana'a International Airport in Yemen. On 19 December 2024, Israeli F-16s launched Rampage missiles against Houthi-controlled ports and energy infrastructure at Sana'a. F-15s carrying Popeye missiles took part in the same attack. Israel also used the Rampage in the 2026 Iran war.

India acquired the missile after the 2020 Galwan clash with China. During Operation Sindoor on 7 May 2025, Indian forces reportedly used Rampage missiles against militant camps belonging to Jaish-e-Mohammed and Lashkar-e-Taiba in Bahawalpur and Muridke. On 10 May 2025, Indian Air Force Jaguar, Su-30MKI and MiG-29 aircraft used the Rampage against several Pakistani military bases. BrahMos and Storm Shadow missiles were also used in these strikes. Pakistani transport aircraft and hangars were hit, and a number of these hits are attributed to the Rampage. The full extent of the damage was not disclosed. After the conflict, the Indian Air Force reportedly planned additional fast-track procurement of the missile, and licensed production in India has been considered.