{"id":58141,"date":"2022-06-17T13:37:51","date_gmt":"2022-06-17T13:37:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2022\/06\/17\/rafael-pitches-latest-spike-variant-for-us-armys-long-range-weapon-for-helos\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T00:17:47","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T00:17:47","slug":"rafael-pitches-latest-spike-variant-for-us-armys-long-range-weapon-for-helos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/digital-show-dailies\/eurosatory\/2022\/06\/17\/rafael-pitches-latest-spike-variant-for-us-armys-long-range-weapon-for-helos\/","title":{"rendered":"Rafael pitches latest Spike variant for US Army\u2019s long-range weapon for helos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PARIS \u2014 Rafael Advanced Defense Systems is submitting the latest variant of its Spike missile to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/digital-show-dailies\/aaaa\/2022\/04\/07\/shoot-off-for-airborne-long-range-munition-coming-this-fall\/\" target=\"_blank\">U.S. Army\u2019s upcoming competition for a long-range precision munition<\/a> that would arm existing and future attack helicopters, according to an executive with the Israeli company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Army is hosting three vendors at a shoot-off this fall to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/land\/2021\/06\/14\/us-army-to-choose-designs-for-long-range-precision-munitions-in-fy23\/\" target=\"_blank\">choose a long-range precision munition<\/a> for AH-64E Apache helicopters and for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/land\/2021\/08\/26\/us-army-has-flexibility-in-its-path-to-a-future-attack-recon-aircraft-program-leaders-say\/\" target=\"_blank\">future attack reconnaissance aircraft<\/a>, once it\u2019s fielded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Army\u2019s Program Executive Office Missiles and Space told Defense News this year that it selected three qualified systems from responses to a 2021<a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/land\/2020\/07\/24\/army-plans-for-airborne-long-range-missile-fly-offs-for-future-helicopters\/\" target=\"_blank\"> request for information, <\/a>but the service would not identify the vendors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/digital-show-dailies\/ausa\/2019\/10\/15\/us-army-solidifying-plan-for-long-range-precision-munitions-for-future-vertical-lift\/\" target=\"_blank\">Long-range munitions for the service\u2019s future aircraft <\/a>will be critical to engage an enemy\u2019s defensive positions from a comfortable standoff \u2014 or a range beyond the enemy\u2019s detection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rafael <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/mideast-africa\/2022\/06\/12\/israels-defense-industry-unveils-new-weapons-at-paris-defense-confab\/\" target=\"_blank\">unveiled a sixth-generation version <\/a>of the Spike non-line-of-sight munition ahead of Eurosatory, a defense exhibition in Paris this week, where the firm prominently featured the weapon. The new variant has an increased range, pushing beyond 40 kilometers (25 miles) to a range of 50 kilometers (31 miles).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/land\/2020\/01\/09\/army-to-field-israeli-made-long-range-missile-on-helicopters\/\" target=\"_blank\">Spike NLOS was selected as an interim long-range precision munition<\/a> for the Army\u2019s Apaches, but the service still wants to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/digital-show-dailies\/aaaa\/2018\/04\/30\/army-extending-range-of-airborne-munitions\/\" target=\"_blank\">extend the range of the munition beyond its current capability<\/a> so it can operate in degraded environments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Spike is capable of launching from land, air and naval platforms, but the new variant presents capabilities beyond increased range to include a salvo feature \u2014 launching four at a time \u2014 and the ability to hand over control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou can shoot from one platform and you can take over with another platform simultaneously,\u201d Ran Gozali, the head of Rafael\u2019s land and naval systems division, told Defense News in an interview at Eurosatory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The company also unveiled its Spike NLOS Mission Task Force capability at the show, which uses a network of unmanned aircraft systems for targeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rafael is teaming with Lockheed Martin so the missile would be manufactured in the U.S. if the Army picks it. \u201cWe understand the importance of the industrial partnership and building an all-American missile in terms of becoming a program of record and not only an interim solution,\u201d Gozali said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Army has also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/land\/2021\/01\/29\/us-army-looks-at-israeli-precision-munition-for-infantry-squads\/\" target=\"_blank\">evaluated a shoulder-launched, short-range version of Spike<\/a> in 2021 at the Army Expeditionary Warrior Experiment for possible use by infantry units.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rafael is a partner with Oshkosh Defense to develop a design for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/land\/2022\/04\/01\/us-army-readies-request-for-prototype-designs-of-optionally-manned-fighting-vehicle\/\" target=\"_blank\">optionally manned fighting vehicle<\/a>, meant to replace the Army\u2019s Bradley infantry fighting vehicle. Although it\u2019s partnered with those American companies, Rafael said it is not offering Spike exclusively as a weapon system for the platform; any company competing can integrate the munition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are currently 40 countries that buy variants of the Spike weapon, including 19 NATO nations. 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