US Army evaluating Israel-made SPIKE SR missile, Rafael says

Rafael Advanced Systems said Thursday that US Army is currently evaluating its SPIKE SR rocket. The company demonstrated the missile of the Army Expeditionary Military Experiment (AEWE) 2021 earlier this month. The demonstration was made by the company and its US subsidiary, Rafael Systems Global Sustainment (RSGS). said in a statement that AEWE 2021 assesses advanced technologies in support of U.S. military modernization efforts, including the six priorities of military modernization. “As a portable, electro-optical guided missile designed for modern infantry, the SPIKE SR is particularly suitable for increasing the airworthiness of soldiers, one of the six priorities,” it said. SPIKE SR, which is part of the family of anti-tank guided weapons Spike, provides light (10 kg) ammunition with shoulders, with an increased range of 2000 meters, increasing mortality at the level of a single unit. SPIKE SR features, including ease of use, allow lower-level infantry to qualify quickly and maintain a high level of operation with minimal training.

Rafael said that AEWE evaluates SPIKE SR as a precision ammunition system for infantry units, for which portability and ease of operation are essential. AEWE also assessed the system for its ability to allow melee formations to dominate the operational environment and deal with new threats in close conflict. During the assessment, SPIKE SR live missiles hit both static and moving targets during the day. (EO) and IR modes. The challenges include overcoming the obscurantism of the battlefield, which effectively eliminates the target from the field of vision. During the assessment, the soldiers received instructions on how to operate the weapon, including indoor and outdoor training. “U.S. Army evaluators provided positive feedback on the lightness, lethality of the system, and ease of use compared to what is currently used by the U.S. military,” the statement said. (Answer.) Joe Anderson, President and CEO of RSGS, said: “It was a great honor for us to present the advanced SPIKE SR missile system for evaluation by the AEWE team. This light system can significantly improve the mortality of soldiers at the level of detachment, basic capability of the army, “” AEWE was an important opportunity to demonstrate SPIKE and many other systems of Raphael. This includes Fire Weaver, our sensor-to-shooter system and BNET, our broadband IP SDR (Software Defined Radio). These systems, combined with SPIKE SR, can provide tactical superiority by allowing high maneuverability and lethality. The live fire further demonstrated the effectiveness of SPIKE and provided a good opportunity for first-hand feedback from soldiers, “he said.