Lockheed Martin to install Rafael’s Spike missiles on Apaches

Lockheed Martin has accomplished a check firing on Apache V6 helicopters in Yuma, Arizona of eight Spike non-line-of-sight (NLOS) precision munitions, manufactured by Israeli firm Rafael Superior Protection Techniques. The profitable trial represents a important stage in putting in the munitions on the Apache V6, essentially the most superior helicopter within the US Military. In mid-2024, Lockheed Martin will start coaching aircrews in use of the missiles and estimates are that the Rafael munitions would have been put in on all 18 Apache V6 helicopters by September 2024.

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The US Military has been testing the Spike missiles for a few years together with dozens of firings in lots of workouts in numerous arenas and in numerous situations. The trial in Yuma was carried out by the US Military’s Apache undertaking supervisor, which coordinates the worldwide actions of the assault helicopter. The Spike NLOS missiles will present the Apache V6 with exact long-range firing capabilities, representing a major a number of of its present firing capability.

The Spike household of missiles are electro-optics munitions outfitted with an imaging infrared seeker, with ‘fireplace and neglect’ lock-on earlier than launch and automated self-guidance capabilities, which may assault hid targets. The missile will be fired from 45 land, sea and air platforms.

Greater than 39 international locations are already utilizing the Spike together with 19 EU and NATO international locations. Some 36,000 Spike missiles have been offered worldwide and seven,000 of them have already been fired on the battlefield.

Revealed by Globes, Israel enterprise information – en.globes.co.il – on December 14, 2023.

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