Land Warfare

£20 million contract advances Challenger 3 missile protection system

14th July 2023

A £20 million contract has been awarded to Rafael for Trophy active protection systems to be evaluated on UK Challenger 3 MBTs. Demonstrations and testing are set for 2024.

Digital Battlespace

Rafael demonstrates BNET tactical communications for Romanian special forces

13th July 2023

Rafael showcased the capabilities of its BNET communications system to Romanian special forces in an effort to demonstrate real-time battle management and information gathering in complex operational environments.

Air Warfare

Meeting the needs of tactical forces with innovative UAS for mission success (Sponsored)

31st May 2023

With the growing global trend towards the use of UAS, Aeronautics is uniquely positioned as one of the leading companies in the world in that field

Training

Indra begins delivery of fighting vehicle sim to Spanish Army

17th May 2023

The delivery of the combat vehicle training systems includes a first section simulator made up of four vehicle simulators to several Spanish Army bases.

Land Warfare

Greece adds Spike antitank missiles to arsenal

13th April 2023

Greece is the latest NATO member to acquire Spike antitank missiles from Israeli manufacturer Rafael, under a government-to-government agreement.

Land Warfare

David's Sling to guard Finnish skies

6th April 2023

Finland's Ministry of Defence has authorised the procurement of David's Sling, a long-range air defence system from Israel's Rafael, worth around €316 million.

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 ...

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 ...

APCs/IFVs - 8x8

VCR (Spain - Second Batch)

Programme Background Purpose The VCR programme is to replace several legacy wheeled and tracked vehicles currently in service with the Spanish Army including the BMR-600 6x6, ...

APCs/IFVs - 8x8

VCR (Spain - Third Batch)

Programme Background Purpose The VCR programme is to replace several legacy wheeled and tracked vehicles currently in service with the Spanish Army including the BMR-600 ...

APCs/IFVs - 8x8

VCR (Spain - First Batch)

Programme Background Purpose The VCR programme is to replace several legacy wheeled and tracked vehicles currently in service with the Spanish Army including the BMR-600 6x6, ...

APCs/IFVs - 8x8

Boxer (Slovenia)

Programme Background Requirement As part of its broader military modernisation plans outlined in its Medium-Term Defense Plan 2018-2023, the Slovenian MoD identified a requirement for ...

APCs/IFVs - tracked

Hunter (Contracted)

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 have been ...

Loitering munitions

Loitering Munitions (Forecast) [Germany]

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

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 ...

Military helicopters - scout/light attack

Project Land 2097 Phase 4 - Australia

According to the RfI, under Project Land 2097 Phase 4, the selected helicopter must comprise a commercial or military off-the-shelf solution that is already in ...

APCs/IFVs - tracked

Hunter IFV (Forecast)

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 have been ...

Corvettes

Reshef Class [Israel]

Programme Background Requirements The Israeli Navy is seeking a replacement for its Sa'ar 4 and Sa'ar 4.5-class of fast attack vessels. Dubbed Reshef-class, the new ...

Tanks

Leopard 2A8 (Norway)

Programme Background Norway is in possession of 57 Leopard 2A4NO MBTs, but only around 30 of these are still thought to be operational with units. ...

Tanks

Leopard 2A8 (Norway - Option)

Programme Background Norway is in possession of 57 Leopard 2A4NO MBTs, but only around 30 of these are still thought to be operational with units. ...

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 ...

Land: Radio and SATCOM

BNET-V

BNET-V is a MANET Software-Defined Radio for vehicles. Designed by Rafael, the multiband radio has a modular architecture and offers compatibility with several legacy systems.

Air-to-air missiles

Python-3

The Python-3 is an Israeli beyond-visual-range anti-air missile developed by Rafael and emerged from Israel's earlier development of the Shafrir-1 and Shafrir-2 missiles. 

Naval: shipboard communication systems

SeaCom

Rafael SeaCom is a shipboard communication system that integrates internal and external communication under a single suite. Featuring a modular design, the IP-based system can ...

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 ...

Crew-served assault/anti-tank weapons

Spike LR2

The Spike LR2 (NT-S) is Rafael’s fifth generation of the Spike missile and is backwards-compatible with existing Spike launchers.  Two warheads have been developed: a ...

Naval guns

Typhoon Naval Gun System

Typhoon is a medium-calibre naval gun system developed and produced by Israeli Rafael. It was initially launched in 1997 (the Mk-23 version). Today, there are ...

Surface-to-air missiles

Sea Breaker

Sea Breaker is a precision-guided, long-range, autonomous missile system manufactured by Rafael. Debuted at DSEI 2021, the platform delivers pinpoint strikes from stand-off ranges up to 300km ...

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, ...

Self-propelled missile systems

Iron Dome

Rafael developed Iron Dome to provide a dual-role system which could be used for C-RAM and very-short-range air defence. Since 2011, Iron Dome has served ...

Air: Electronic Attack - Jamming

Lite Shield

Rafael’s Lite Shield RF jamming pod can equip combat aircraft such as the F-16C/D , along with other aircraft due to its ability to use ...

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. ...

EO/IR systems

Toplite

Toplite is a stabilised, multirole, multi-sensor optronic payload. The Toplite day/night observation and targeting payload is configured for air, ground and naval surveillance and targeting ...

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: 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 ...