Rafael Defense Systems

An Iron Dome battery in Ashkelon fires interceptor missiles at rockets fired from the Gaza Strip, Aug. 7, 2022. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

May 11, 2023

The vehicle-launched variant of Israel's Spike anti-tank missile. Credit: Rafael Advanced Defense Systems.

Greece buys $400 million worth of Israeli missiles

Some 40 countries use the Spike anti-tank projectiles, including 19 E.U. countries and NATO allies.

April 10, 2023

Rafael Advanced Defense Systems' TYPHOON Mk-30c stabilized naval RCWS. Credit: Rafael Advanced Defense Systems.

Israel’s Rafael to supply anti-drone weapons system to Asian navy

The undisclosed nation signed a multi-million dollar contract to purchase the defense company’s Typhoon naval Remote Control Weapons System.

December 8, 2022

Israel concludes its first successful trial of ground-based laser interception system 4 on April 14, 2022. Credit: Courtesy of Rafael Advanced Defense Systems.

Israel’s Rafael teams up with Lockheed Martin for joint laser weapons development

The cooperation will be geared to developing a variant of Rafael’s Iron Beam for the U.S. market.

December 6, 2022

Live test of the Iron Dome air-defense system. Credit: Rafael Defense.

Rafael exec: ‘We’ve demonstrated that Israeli and American air-defense systems can connect’

Following the dramatic U.S. Marine Corps live-fire drill in July, Brig. Gen. (res.) Shachar Shohat tells JNS about the significance of the test, as well as the separate U.S. Army deployment of the Iron Dome batteries it already purchased.

Yaakov Lappin

August 4, 2022

A new Israeli-made missile was unveiled at Paris’s Eurosatory defense exhibition, June 2022. Credit: Rafael Advanced Defense Systems.

From Yom Kippur War trauma to sixth-generation Spike missile

Rafael’s latest iteration, which was just unveiled in Paris, goes back all the way to 1973, when Israel was surprised by attacks from Egypt and Syria.

Yaakov Lappin

June 21, 2022

Rafael unveils the Aerospike air-to-surface missile. Credit: Rafael Advanced Defense Systems.

New Israeli-made weapon: Rafael unveils air-to-surface missile

The company touted the Aerospike missile’s lightweight design, lengthy range of 30 kilometers (18.5 miles), high precision and ability to operate in a GPS-denied environment.

Yaakov Lappin

May 17, 2022

Israel concludes successful trial of ground-based laser interception system

“The laser is a game-changer thanks to its easily operated system and significant economic advantages,” says Brig. Gen. Yaniv Rotem.

April 14, 2022

Belgian Armed Forces buy anti-tank missiles from Israeli subsidiary company

The $22 million contract will supply man-portable anti-tank weapons.

February 3, 2022

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