Air Warfare

Litening strikes again for Rafael

21st May 2020

Israeli company Rafael Advanced Defense Systems announced on 21 May a new order for its fifth-generation Litening multispectral airborne targeting pods and RecceLite airborne EO …

Air Warfare

Rafael to supply Litening 5 and RecceLite for M-346FA aircraft

7th May 2020

Rafael Advanced Defense Systems announced on 6 May that it is supplying fifth-generation Litening-5 and RecceLite systems for Leonardo’s M-346FA light combat aircraft (pictured). It …

Land Warfare

Slovakia selects Spike LR2 ATGM

5th March 2020

Slovakia signed a contract with Israel’s Rafael Advanced Defense Systems for delivery of an unspecified number of fifth-generation Spike LR2 ATGMs and dismounted advanced integrated …

Land Warfare

CV90 fires Spike-LR missile in testing

8th January 2020

BAE Systems has tested the CV90 Infantry Fighting Vehicle’s ability to fire long-range anti-tank guided missiles, the company announced on 7 January. The testing, carried …

Land Warfare

Germany signs new Spike framework contract

20th November 2019

Eurospike has signed a framework contract with the German procurement agency to supply Spike missiles and launchers to the German Army. As part of the …

Land Warfare

KRAS receives Barak-8 order

15th July 2019

Kalyani Rafael Advanced Systems India (KRAS) has received a $100 million contract for Barak-8 surface-to-air missile kits from Rafael.The order will see 1,000 missile kits …

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 …

Fighter - electronic warfare

Jamming and Escort Electronic Attack Aircraft (luWES) [Germany]

Programme Background According to earlier reports, Berlin had earlier decided to procure 15 EA-18G Growlers over the Eurofighter Typhoon ECR concept, which is expected to be ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small

Spark

The Spark is a fixed-wing UAV manufactured by Rafael Advanced Defence Systems and Aeronautics. Little is known about the drone, other than that, in September ...

Military - USVs

Protector

The Protector, having been in use since 2004, was the first USV to enter operational service. It is fitted with several subsystems that include; a radar, ...

Land: Radio and SATCOM

BNET-HH

Rafael BNET-HH is a handheld MANET radio which can form networks with up to 1,000 users at low latency. Designed as a platoon commander's radio, ...

Air: Electronic Attack - Jamming, Air: chaff, flare and decoy systems

X-Guard

Rafael Advanced Defence Systems’ unveiled its X-Guard fibre optic towed decoy back in 2003. Open-source information noted that the decoy was designed to equip combat ...

APCs/IFVs - 4x4

Wolf

The Wolf is a multipurpose 4x4 armoured vehicle based on a Ford F550 chassis and developed by Rafael Advanced Defence Systems and Carmor (then Hatehof). ...

Land: Integrated Defensive Systems

Trophy

Rafael Advanced Defence Systems’ Trophy Active Vehicle Self-Protection System (AVSPS) remains one of the most well-known such apparatus in use today. Trophy has been deployed ...

Land: Integrated Defensive Systems

Iron Fist

Development of Elbit Systems’ Iron Fist Active Vehicle Protection System (AVSPS) commenced in 2006. Like Rheinmetall’s AMAP-ADS AVSPS, Iron Fist was designed from the outset ...

Reconnaissance/patrol vehicles

Tiger MkII

A future development of the MDT Armor Tiger Light Protected Vehicle, the Tiger MkII can be configured for various roles, including a personnel carrier able ...

Fighter - electronic warfare

Eurofighter EK (Electronic Combat)

The Eurofighter EK is the  jamming and escort electronic attack version of the Eurofighter fighter jet. Developed by Airbus and incorporating Saab's Arexis EW suite ...

Counter-UAS systems

Drone Dome

Drone Dome is made up of three main components: RADA Electronic Industries' RPS-42 radar; Controp's MEOS observation; and Netline's C-Guard RD and NetSense subsystems for ...

Corvettes

Sa'ar 6 Class (MEKO A-100)

The Sa'ar 6-class corvettes are a series of four new warships currently being built for the Israeli Navy by ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems to conduct patrol ...

Reconnaissance/patrol vehicles

SandCat

The 4x4 SandCat family of vehicles was designed by Israeli armour specialist Plasan Sasa in 2005 for a range of military, special operations, homeland security, ...

Fast attack/patrol craft and interceptors

Shaldag MK V

The Shaldag Mk V is a multi-mission fast patrol boat designed to serve as both a naval and border police vessel. It is a variant of ...

APCs/IFVs - tracked

BMP-1

The BMP-1 (Bronevaya Maschina Piekhota-1) is a tracked amphibious IFV that was developed in the Soviet Union during the 1960s.  Entering service with the Soviet ...

APCs/IFVs - 8x8

Rosomak

The Rosomak is a variant of Patria's 8x8 Armored Modular Vehicle (AMV) platform produced under licence in Poland. Approximately 90% of the vehicle's components are manufactured by Polish ...