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  • Defence Helicopter

    Brazilian Army tests MX-10 camera on Fennec

    28th February 2019

    The Brazilian Army Aviation Command in early February tested the L3 Wescam MX-10 camera installed in a Helibras AS550A2 Fennec (H125M) helicopter. From the Army …

  • Defence Notes

    US Army to buy two Israeli Iron Dome air defence systems

    7th February 2019

    The US Army said on 6 February 2019 that it wants to purchase a pair of Iron Dome short-range air defence systems, an interceptor technology …

  • Land Warfare

    Additional Trophy APS ordered by US

    10th January 2019

    Leonardo DRS has received an undefinitised contract action to provide additional Trophy active protection systems (APS) for the US Army and Marine Corps, the company …

  • Naval Warfare

    Azerbaijan completes OPV sextet, explores new shipbuilding programmes

    14th January 2019

    Azerbaijan’s Coast Guard – a branch of its Border Guard Service - is set to induct its sixth 62m Tufan-class OPV with pennant S-206 shortly. …

  • Land Warfare

    Philippines selects SPYDER for GBAD

    2nd January 2019

    The Philippine Air Force (PAF) is believed to have selected Rafael’s Surface-to-air PYthon and DERby (SPYDER) system for its ground-based air defence requirement under Horizon …

  • Land Warfare

    Russia delivers on Vietnam and Laos tanks

    20th December 2018

    Russia is delivering T-90S and T-72B1 tanks to Vietnam and Laos respectively, fulfilling recent contracts placed by the Southeast Asian countries. The first batch from …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    UK Drone Dome acquisition takes shape

    29th November 2018

    The acquisition of Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Drone Dome C-UAS solution could be finalised within months according to the UK MoD.  The capability is half way …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Brazilian Army scouting for Fennec and Panther weapons

    1st November 2018

    The Brazilian Army Aviation is at the selection phase of suppliers to modernise its fleet of AS550 A2 Fennec and AS365 K2 Panther with a …

  • Digital Battlespace

    UK's Icarus roadmap charts path to protection

    14th November 2018

    The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) and Leonardo have unveiled a future roadmap for the ‘Icarus’ Technology Demonstration Programme (TDP), designed to design, develop and …

  • Land Warfare

    India tests indigenous shoulder-launched ATGM

    15th October 2018

    On 15-16 September, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) in India successfully conducted the first live-fire tests of its shoulder-launched Man-Portable Antitank Guided Missile …

  • Defence Notes

    ADAS 2018: Rafael solutions for ground and air

    27th September 2018

    While air defence is critical for any nation, the Philippines currently has no ground-based missile system. However, at ADAS, Rafael is highlighting its Air Defence …

  • Digital Battlespace

    Elta’s WindGuard radar for US Army

    12th October 2018

    Israel Aerospace Industries’ Elta Systems has received a contract from Leonardo DRS to provide the US Army with the ELM-2133 WindGuard active protection radar, the …

  • Land Warfare

    Leonardo DRS, Rafael test lighter Trophy VPS

    1st October 2018

    Leonardo DRS, with partner Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, has successfully completed a live-fire qualification process for key elements of the lighter Trophy Vehicle Protection System …

  • Defence Helicopter

    MSPO 2018: Rafael unveil Spike ER2

    4th September 2018

    Precision weapons system manufacturer Rafael is debuting its latest extended range missile - the Spike ER2 - at MSPO 2018.  Marketed as a 'fifth generation' …

  • Land Warfare

    Rafael’s Spike LR2 for Australian Boxers

    24th August 2018

    Rafael Advanced Defence System’s Spike LR2 system has been selected as the anti-tank guided weapon for the Australian Defence Force’s Boxer Combat Reconnaissance Vehicle. The …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

  • APCs/IFVs - 8x8

    Vilkas [Lithuania - Second Batch]

    Programme Background  Lithuania's Boxers are manufactured by the ARTEC production lines in Germany and the Netherlands. KMW is responsible for producing 56 of the vehicles ...

  • APCs/IFVs - 8x8

    Vilkas [Lithuania - Additional Units]

    Programme Background  Lithuania's Boxers are manufactured by the ARTEC production lines in Germany and the Netherlands. KMW is responsible for producing 56 of the vehicles ...

  • APCs/IFVs - 8x8

    Vilkas [Lithuania]

    Programme Background Lithuania's Boxers are manufactured by the ARTEC production lines in Germany and the Netherlands. KMW is responsible for producing 56 of the vehicles ...

  • Loitering munitions

    Maritime Launched Effects (MLE) [US]

    Background Origin & Requirment The loitering munition effort dates back to at least 2018 and used to be called the Maritime Precision Engagement (MPE). The US Special ...

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small

    Orbiter 3 [Greece]

    Programme Background On 17 April 2023, Aeronautics announced a contract to supply "dozens." of Orbiter 3 UAVs to the Greek MoD. The agreement was part ...

  • Loitering munitions

    Loitering Munitions [Germany]

    Programme Background Testing Models Between April 2023 and April 2025, the German Army acquired various loitering munitions to further asses their suitability to the German ...

  • APCs/IFVs - tracked

    Project Land 400 Phase 3 [Australia]

    Programme Background Requirement: 2015 RfI The Land 400 Phase 3 programme will procure a new tracked IFV to replace the Australian Army's legacy fleet of ...

  • APCs/IFVs - tracked

    Hunter [Singapore - Contracted]

    Programme Background Development of the Hunter began in 2006 and was assisted by Singapore's Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA). At least five variants of the platform ...

  • APCs/IFVs - tracked

    Hunter IFV [Singapore - Forecast]

    Programme Background Development of the Hunter began in 2006 and was assisted by Singapore's Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA). At least five variants of the platform ...

  • Loitering munitions

    Testing Loitering Munitions [Germany]

    Programme Background Three Tested Models In April 2023, Germany reportedly ordered three different loitering munition systems to assess further their suitability for use by the German ...

  • APCs/IFVs - tracked

    Land 400 Phase 3 (Amphibious Vehicles) [Australia]

    Programme Background The Australian DoD released the initial RfI for the Land 400 Phase 3 programme in November 2015. Following consultations with local industry, the ...

  • Death Adder RTV 2

    Programme Background The 2nd Commando Regiment currently operates an RTV designed and manufactured by Australia's Bale Defence. These were delivered between 2014 and 2015. Intended ...

  • APCs/IFVs - 8x8

    Land 400 Phase 2 - Boxer CRV [Australia]

    Programme Background History The Land 400 Phase 2 programme will procure a replacement for the ASLAV, a derivative of the General Dynamics Land Systems Light Armoured Vehicle ...

  • APCs/IFVs - tracked

    Land 400 Phase 3 (Logistics, Ammunition Carrier and Mortar Carrier Variants) [Australia]

    Programme Background The Australian DoD released the initial RfI for the Land 400 Phase 3 programme in November 2015. Following consultations with local industry, the ...

  • Death Adder RTV 2 (Options)

    Programme Background The 2nd Commando Regiment currently operates an RTV designed and manufactured by Australia's Bale Defence. These were delivered between 2014 and 2015. Intended ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

  • Individual assault/anti-tank weapons

    Spike SR

    Part of Rafael's Spike missile family, the fire-and-forget, man-portable Spike Short Range (SR) EO-guided missile system has operational capabilities in all weather conditions. Although the ...

  • Multipurpose missiles

    Spike ER

    The Spike ER is a fourth-generation, multipurpose missile fitted with EO charge-coupled device/imaging IR sensors for operation during the day, night and in adverse weather. ...

  • Crew-served assault/anti-tank weapons, Multipurpose missiles

    Spike MR/LR

    The Spike MR and Spike LR share the same command launch unit, thermal sight, tripod and missile technology. The fire-and-forget missile is equipped with an ...

  • Crew-served assault/anti-tank weapons

    Spike LR2

    The Spike LR2 (also known as NT-S) is Rafael's fifth-generation anti-tank guided missile system. It is a long-range, multi-purpose, multi-platform weapon designed for infantry, armored ...

  • Loitering munitions, Military UAS - mini, Military UAS - rotary-wing

    Spike Firefly

    Spike FireFly is a loitering munition developed jointly by Rafael and the Israeli MoD. It is designated as Maoz by the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF). The Spike ...

  • Towed rocket launchers

    SPARC

    Rafael unveiled the SPARC, a 360° remote-controlled towed launcher for its Spike non-line-of-sight (NLOS) missile, at the September 2015 DSEI exhibition in London. Spike NLOS ...

  • Multipurpose missiles

    Spike ER2

    The Spike ER2 (Extended Range) is a multipurpose missile that can be fired from ground-based, airborne or naval platforms at a range of surface targets, ...

  • Land: RWS

    Samson MK I

    Formerly known as the Remote Controlled Weapon Station-30 (RCWS-30), the Samson MK I is a dual-axis gyro-stabilised unmanned turret developed by Rafael to meet the ...

  • Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - small

    Golden Eagle HS

    The Golden Eagle HS (Heavy Strike) is a rotary-wing UAV that can be armed with Rafael's powerful Spike SR and LR2 missiles, providing ground troops with anti-armour ...

  • APCs/IFVs - 8x8

    Freccia

    The Freccia 8x8 was developed by CIO to meet an Italian Army requirement for an IFV derived from the 105mm-armed Centauro cavalry vehicle to equip ...

  • APCs/IFVs - 8x8

    Boxer CRV

    In March 2018, the Australian DoD announced that it had selected the Rheinmetall Boxer CRV, a further development of the ARTEC 8x8 Boxer APC, to meet ...

  • Land: RWS

    Samson Mk II/ Samson 30

    The Samson Mk II (now referred to as the Samson 30) was unveiled in 2012 as a replacement for the original Samson uncrewed turret. Like ...

  • Multipurpose missiles

    Spike NLOS

    The Spike NLOS (non-line-of-sight) is a multi-purpose, EO missile system with a real-time wireless data link capable of attacking targets at ranges up to 25km.  ...

  • APCs/IFVs - tracked

    Hunter

    ST Engineering began the development of the tracked Next-Generation Armoured Fighting Vehicle (NGAFV) in 2006 as a replacement for the Singapore Army's fleet of approximately ...

  • Land: RWS

    R800

    The R800 is a RWS developed by EOS for integration on heavy armoured vehicle platforms. It is designed to offer the capabilities of a medium ...