Israel's Rafael Advanced Defense Systems has unveiled Super Ice, a new long-range cruise missile with a 453-kilogram (about 1,000-pound) warhead, roughly four times heavier than the warhead on its earlier Ice Breaker missile. Rafael says it can be launched from land, air, or sea, and reports describe it as flying low to hug the terrain and striking its target even without GPS guidance. Coverage also says it is faster and longer-ranged than its predecessor and can be fitted to existing aircraft and launch systems without major changes. Keep in mind that "four times" refers to warhead weight rather than overall destructive power, and so far the missile has been shown through company materials rather than confirmed as an active-service weapon.

The timing has people talking. Just a day earlier, Iran's Revolutionary Guards unveiled what they called a new underground "missile city," describing it as a site that can keep producing missiles and drones even during wartime, and they warned of retaliation if attacked. Some coverage frames Super Ice as arriving amid rising Iran tensions and talk of possible renewed military operations. But no official source says Israel's reveal was a direct reply to Tehran's, and a defense company's product launch and an Iranian military showcase may simply have landed side by side. Whether Super Ice could actually crack deeply buried, heavily defended sites is unproven, and the claims so far come from the manufacturer and the Iranian military, so the real test is still ahead.