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RAFAEL PRESENTS THE SPIKE
A Multi-Purpose Missile Family

At LAAD 2007 (Latin America Aero& Defence) RAFAEL will present The SPIKE Family. It consists of missiles suited for several platforms, multiple ranges and a variety of targets. The missiles in this family have sophisticated electro-optic CCD or IR sensors for operation day and night and in adverse weather conditions and a tandem warhead.

Their lofted trajectories enable the warhead to hit the target at its most vulnerable part with pinpoint precision.

The SPIKE Family is comprised of the following missile types:
SPIKE-MR (Gill) 2,500m for Infantry and Special Forces,
SPIKE-LR 4,000m for Infantry, Light Combat Vehicles,
SPIKE-ER 8,000m for Infantry, LCV, Helicopters.

Recently the Spanish army chose the Spike LR in a contract that valued over 400 m$ that was signed by GDSBS as the prime contractor.

The SPIKE-ER is a stand-alone anti-armor weapon system that is designed for mounting on various platforms, including helicopters, fast boats and combat vehicles. It can also be dismounted to a ground position and fitted onto a tripod. The compact system includes the SPIKE-ER missile in its canister, the Command Launch Unit (CLU), a thermal sight and the SPIKE-ER launcher.

RAFAEL's Anti-Armor Directorate develops manufactures and markets advanced, guided missile systems for use on the modern battlefield; whether it's an open area or confined urban space.

At present, sales of SPIKE systems amount to over a billion dollars and have been sold and are operational in many countries including Israel, The Netherlands, Poland, Italy, Romania, Finland, Singapore, Czech Republic, some South American countries and others.

All of the SPIKE Family members have a low Life Cycle Cost, due to high reliability and operational, logistic support and production commonality between members.

About RAFAEL
RAFAEL designs, develops, manufactures and supplies a wide range of advanced defense systems. These leading edge products include naval, air and ground precision weapons, electro-optic systems, electronic warfare (EW) systems, Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence (C4I) systems, acoustic defense systems, armored protection and training systems.