{"id":66475,"date":"2024-01-10T18:46:43","date_gmt":"2024-01-10T18:46:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2024\/01\/10\/rafael-intercepts-drone-with-newly-combined-spyder-air-defense-systems\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T01:03:54","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T01:03:54","slug":"rafael-intercepts-drone-with-newly-combined-spyder-air-defense-systems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/industry\/2024\/01\/10\/rafael-intercepts-drone-with-newly-combined-spyder-air-defense-systems\/","title":{"rendered":"Rafael intercepts drone with newly combined Spyder air defense systems"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">JERUSALEM \u2014 The newly configured <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/industry\/techwatch\/2023\/01\/06\/rafael-upgrades-spyder-system-to-counter-tactical-ballistic-missiles\/\" target=\"_blank\">Spyder air defense system<\/a> has intercepted a drone during a test with the Israeli military, the weapon\u2019s manufacturer announced Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The announcement comes amid the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/israel-palestine\/\" target=\"_blank\">Israel-Hamas war<\/a> and tension along Israel\u2019s northern border with Lebanon, where the militant group Hezbollah is based. Hezbollah in recent months has fired Katyusha missiles and drones at Israel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Jan. 9, Hezbollah launched a drone attack on a northern Israeli base. That same day, Israel killed the chief of the militant group\u2019s drone operations in southern Lebanon, Hassan Abeid al-Hussein Ismail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rafael Advanced Defense Systems had combined the short-range and medium-range variants of the Spyder surface-to-air system. The Israeli company said the test included the interception of a UAV in a \u201cchallenging operational scenario, achieving a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=k99IzziFYps\" target=\"_blank\">direct and effective hit<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe success of the test is a significant milestone in developing the system against different threats and demonstrates the system\u2019s effectiveness in intercepting challenging ground-launched threats,\u201d Retired Brig. Gen. Pini Yungman, who leads Rafael\u2019s air defense division, said in the statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Neither Rafael nor the Israeli Defense Ministry would answer Defense News\u2019 questions about when the military will field the combined system. The company also declined to answer an inquiry about the specifications of the drone target.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, a source with knowledge of the test told Defense News the drone was the smallest target the Spyder family of systems has ever hit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Spyder intercepts threats using two Rafael-made missiles, the Python and the Derby. The system\u2019s new configuration features an integrated radar, electro-optical launcher, advanced command-and-control system, and the two missile types, all mounted on a single platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The configuration can provide point defense \u2014 in which a specific geographic section is the focus \u2014 or area defense \u2014 which covers a wider zone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Spyder system is operational with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/europe\/2021\/09\/28\/czech-republic-buys-israeli-spyder-air-defense-weapon-for-627-million\/\" target=\"_blank\">other military forces<\/a>, including Georgia and the Philippines. 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