Tag: Spike
RAFAEL Sharpens Strategy for Closer Cooperation With India
VP Marketing and Business Development talks to Defense Update about RAFAEL's strategy for India
US Navy Tests Rafael Spike Missiles on Unmanned vessels
The US Navy has test fired the Israeli Spike Electro-Optically Guided Missile from an unmanned boat last week, on Oct. 24th, as part of an operational demonstration of the weapon conducted as part of an international agreement between Israel Ministry of Defense and the US Combating Terrorist Tactics Support Office.
The Sensor Becoming the Shooter
After decades of relying exclusively on laser and GPS for precision attack, the military and US special operations community is slowly opening to consider Electro-Optically (EO) guided weapons, gaining strike precision at extended range.
Busy Time for RAFAEL in ASIA
“We are investing a great deal in supporting our activities in the Asian market,” Lova Drori,Executive VP Marketing at RAFAEL Advanced Defense Systems Ltd,...
RAFAEL Unveils a Light, Affordable Member of the Spike Missile Family
Rafael is expanding the Spike missile family with the lightweight, man-portable Spike SR, a ‘fire and forget’ short range guided missile enabling infantrymen to...
Missiles and Missile Defense Systems – 2011-2021
The global missiles and missile defense systems market, estimated to be worth US$15.2 billion in 2011, is projected to grow at a CAGR of...
Spike or Javelin? India Still Undecided on a Billion Dollar Missile...
The Indian Army is planning to equip its ground forces with thousands of anti-tank missiles to be built in India. The Indian military considers two options, both of them exclusive - the FGM-148 Javelin, proposed under a Government-to-Government (G2G) program via U.S. Foreign Military Sales (FMS), and the Spike MR, proposed by Israel’s Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, being the only bidder in an international tender, which specified characteristics and specifications only the Israeli company could meet.
Rafael: Profits Soaring Despite Flat Sales
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. ended the year 2010 with a record net profit of $170 million, with orders totaling $1.9 billion, an order...
Special Feature: Infantry Multi-Purpose Missiles
Man portable, light weight missile systems were used extensively in recent years. U.S. Javelin missiles are regularly used in Afghanistan by U.S, and British...
Arming the Shadows
The UAV weaponization trend does not stop at the Predator and Reaper. After the CIA, the U.S. Air Force and Army, as the U.S....
Miniaturizing the Aerial Weapons
The capability of armed forces to employ 'Kinetic effects' by unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) have evolved in the past decade from science fiction into reality. Soon...
U.S. Navy Develops EO Guided Spike
The miniature electro-optically guided, 'fire and forget' SPIKE missile was developed by the US Navy Weapons Division of the Naval Air Warfare Center, Weapons...
Enhancing The New Spike Family
The Israeli Spike missile was developed by Rafael to meet IDF requirement for an infantry operated, precision guided weapon capable of defeating enemy armor...
Miniaturization of the Infantry Weapons’s Components
Above: Eryx anti-tank wire-guided weapon system is in use with the French Army and Special Forces. Photo: MBDA New Guided Missiles, Programmable Munitions Enhancing The Infantry...
