Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. has been awarded a contract with the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) to supply more than one thousand SPIKE LR 2, a fifth generation electro-optical, precision-guided missiles
Israeli Rafael in partnership with Australian Varley will open a Spike LR2 anti-tank missile production and assembly facility in Australia. Varley Australia has partnered with Rafael to deliver Australian production and assembly of Spike missiles
Rafael has opened a missile manufacturing plant in India along with its Indian partner Kalyani Strategic Systems. The factory would manufacture Spike anti-tank missiles which are part of half a billion dollar deal with India, the company said in a statement Thursday
Rafael has scheduled the first test firing of its I-Derby beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile integrated on India's Tejas light combat aircraft later this year. The I-Derby will become the Tejas fighters main air-to-air weapon following the completion of testing, Flightglobal
India is expected to sign agreements to purchase Spike anti-tank missiles and Heron TP combat drones during Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modis visit to Israel on Tuesday. The Heron-TP armed drones form part of $400 million deal cleared by the Indian defense ministry in 2015
India and Israel are close to signing a deal for Spike Anti-Tank Guided Missiles (ATGM) worth an estimated INR3200 Crore (US$500 million approx). The deal is expected to be on the anvil when Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits Israel next month
Canada is planning to spend $62 billion over next two decades to boost its armed forces' capabilities in offensive cyber-attacks and purchase of armed drones. Though the plan also calls for the addition of 5,000 more full- and part-time troops, Defense minister Harjit Sajjan did not detail if the spike would mean increased deficit budget or reduced spending in other fields,
South Korea's Raybolt medium-range anti-tank guided missile (MR-ATGM) has passed quality tests and is planned for local procurement and export where it will compete against the US Lockheed Martin-made Javelin and the Israeli Rafael-made Spike-MR ATGMs. The nation's arms procurement agency, Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) hopes to export the advanced Fire & Forget-type weapon, saying it's smaller and lighter, but more powerful and effective than similar foreign weaponry, such as Israel's
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems has unveiled SPIKE LR II, a 5th generation variant of the Spike Family that can be fired from vehicles, helicopters, ships, and ground launchers. The new missile will be presented for the first time at the Paris Air Show in June, the company announced Monday
India is expected to finalize two deals with Israel for purchase of the anti-tank missiles and a naval air defense weapon system in couple of months, as part of $250 billion modernization plan. The deals worth $1