Israeli Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd, will unveils a fifth generation variant of its Spike guided anti armor missile during the 2...
Israeli Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd, will unveils a fifth generation variant of its Spike guided anti armor missile during the 2017 Paris Air Show.
Dubbed Spike LR II, the advanced multi-role missile weighs 12.7 kg and is designed to be launched from helicopters, ships and ground vehicles.
The Spike LR II has a range of 5.5 km when fired from ground launchers (an increase of more than 35% above the 4 km range of the original Spike LR) and up to 10 km when fired from a helicopter (using alternative option of RF Data link).
The missile is equipped with a advanced electro-optical seeker which includes a high quality un-cooled IR sensor and an advanced high definition color day sensor. The new seeker includes capabilities of a smart target tracker with AI features (Artificial Intelligence).
The missile have two warhead configurations: a Tandem HEAT warhead configuration, enhancing armor penetration capability by more than 30%, and a new multipurpose blast warhead, which includes controlled fusing (by the gunner) for control of the desired effect.
The missile features an embedded IMU (Inertial Measurement Unit) that allow ground forces to third party target allocation.
The Rafael's Spike missile family is widely used world wide with over 27,000 missiles and systems delivered to over 26 countries.
