Int’l interest in Rafael’s Spike missiles intensifies

The ZM website reported that the war in Ukraine has increased interest in Spike anti-tank missiles produced by the Israeli development company Rafael, including from Latin American countries. According to the report, 45 countries purchased more than 80,000 Spike missiles. A senior source at Rafael told ZM that Lithuania has also bought Spike missiles, which can be launched from platforms on land, at sea and in the air.

According to foreign reports, the Spike LR and MR, for example, have the same launch station, which includes the command unit, thermal sight and tripod. The system is designed so that the missile can be launched in less than 30 seconds. One of the system’s options is “launch and forget”, where the fighter fires the missile at the target, and the missile independently makes its way to the target.

One source of new interest for Spike is Argentina, which is considering implementing launchers as part of a modernization procedure for TAM VCTP tanks. This is just one layer of Buenos Aires’ broad interest in Israeli systems, with a broader plan that includes the possibility of purchasing used helicopters from the United States and major modernization of them in Israel.

Published by Globes, Israel Business News – en.globes.co.il – on June 27, 2024.

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