RAFAEL

RAFAEL Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. develops, makes and supports defense technology from its headquarters in Haifa, Israel. The company was founded in 1948. It builds systems for air, land, naval, space and digital use. It describes its products as combat proven.

Its work is grouped into six domains. Air and missile defense covers layered systems and solutions. Land warfare covers missile systems, remote-controlled weapons, communications, passive, reactive and active protection systems, and counter-UAS tools for maneuvering forces. Air and space covers sensors, weapons and systems for fighter jets, along with communications, UAS and space-based platforms. Naval warfare covers missile systems, naval gun mounts, electronic warfare, and underwater and air defense systems. Intelligence and cyber covers cyber, intelligence, computer vision and AI-driven work. A multi-domain area is listed as well.

Well-known products include the Iron Dome interceptor system, the Iron Beam high energy laser weapon system, the Trophy active protection system, the David's Sling system and the SPYDER air defense system. The SPIKE missile family includes the L-SPIKE 4X, a loitering missile. The company says it made the world's first combat interceptions with a high energy laser. Its SPICE 1000 is being integrated on the F-35, and SPIKE NLOS is integrated on the AH-64E Apache. It also offers MicroLite, a payload with low size, weight and power for tactical UAS.

The company's history includes Israel's first missile in 1955 and its first air-to-air missile in 1959. In-house production began in 1968 and exports started in 1974. It became a government-owned limited company in 2001, entered the air defense field in 2003 and the tactical UAV field in 2019. Iron Dome and Trophy were combat proven by 2011.

RAFAEL's main markets are the United States, Europe, the Asia-Pacific region and the Middle East, as well as Latin America and Africa. Its customers include 20 NATO countries. It is supported by 30 subsidiaries and many joint ventures and teaming agreements, with offices in places such as the USA, Germany, the UK, India, Australia and Brazil. RAFAEL runs industrial cooperation programs that include technology transfer and local manufacturing.

RAFAEL has about 10,000 employees and calls itself one of Israel's three largest defense companies. Its global support service offers service level agreements. It also shows its products at events such as AUSA, Euronaval and the Marrakech Air Show.

Services

• Air and missile defense
• Land warfare systems
• Air and space systems
• Naval warfare systems
• Intelligence and cyber
• Active protection systems
• High energy laser weapons
• Missile systems
• Electronic warfare
• Global customer support