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RAFAEL'S MISSILES

Rafael has extensive experience in missile
development and production, and offers a
variety of missiles in a broad range of areas.

Air-to-Air Missiles:

PYTHON
The Python-5 is an air-to-air missile that provides the pilot engaging an enemy aircraft
with a full sphere launch capability. The missile can be launched from very short to
beyond-visual ranges with greater kill probability, excellent resistance to
countermeasures, irrespective of evasive target manoeuvres or deployment
of countermeasures.

DERBY
The Derby is an active radar air-to-air missile that provides fighter aircraft with
outstanding and effective performance in both short ranges and Beyond Visual Range
(BVR) intercepts.
The missile enables operational flexibility and multi-shot capability. It can be launched
at an enemy aircraft day or night and in all-weather conditions.
Additional Derby capabilities include look-down/shoot-down, sophisticated fire-and-
forget mode and an advanced ECCM tailored to the customer's operational
requirements. Derby's light weight allows it to be adapted to various modern fighter
aircraft.

Air-to-Ground Weapon Systems:

POPEYE
Air-to-Ground Standoff missile POPEYE is effective against high-value ground targets
such as power plants, missile sites, bridges and bunkers.

SPICE
Smart, Precise Impact and cost-effective guidance kit.
The SPICE integrates an electro-optical guidance kit onto an inexpensive standard
general-purpose bomb, creating a sophisticated, affordable precision-guided munition.

SPARROW Targets
Surrogate Ballistic Target. The BLACK SPARROW is designed to simulate short-range
ballistic threats. it was selected as the Israeli Theater Missile Defense (TMD) target for
use with the US/Israeli Arrow program. The BLUE SPARROW is designed to simulate
medium-range ballistic threats.

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