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1 NT Spike Anti-Armor March 2018. Program Briefing Israel's NT Spike is a family of re- which enables it to be used against had been ordered worldwide as of lated antitank missiles sharing com- targets out to 4 km. The Spike ER late 2007 and total delvieres through mon sub-systems that was first un- also has a secondary fiber-optic guid- 2017 were 29,000 missiles to 29. veiled in 1997. The family consists of ance channel which allows for a countries. Outside Europe, Spike has the Spike MR (formerly NT-G Gill) fire-and-correct guidance capabil- also been acquired by Singapore and man-portable ATGM, the Spike LR ity. In 2009, Rafael announced the several other countries. Total produc- (formerly NT-S Spike ) medium new Spike NLOS version which uses tion through the beginning of 2017.

2 Range ATGM, the Spike ER (for- a substantially larger fuselage and according to Rafael was about 27,000. merly NT-D Dandy) helicopter engine to push its range out to 25 km. missiles to 26 countries of which launched ATGM, and the long-range Rafael has also debuted a very small about 5,000 had been fired for trials, Spike -NLOS. The missiles use com- version called Mini- Spike in 2012. training, and combat use. mon seeker technology. The Spike In 2004, Rafael signed a joint ven- MR and LR are essentially the same, ture with Rheinmetall and Diehl to except that the Spike LR has a sec- establish a European production line. ondary fiber optic guidance option According to Rafael 13,000 missiles Manufacturer Rafael Armament Development Authority Box 2082.

3 31021 Haifa Israel tel: (972) 4-8776-965. fax: (972) 4-8794-657. EuroSpike GmbH, headquartered in R thenbach a. d. Pegnitz, is a joint venture of Diehl BGT Defence (40%), Rheinmetall Defence Electronics (40%) and Rafael (20%) that was initiated in 2004. EuroSpike GmbH is responsible for marketing, sales and pro- gram management including logistics of the Spike mis- sile family. Rheinmetall Defence Electronics in Bre- men produces and integrates the launcher assemblies as well as being responsible for logistics and training. Diehl BGT Defence is responsible for Spike final as- sembly as well as production of the warhead, energy supply and launch canisters at their plants in Maas- berg, Saarland, and R thenbach.

4 The berlingen plant is responsible for guidance, control, and seeker sections. The German orders involve a 70% German work share. General Dynamics-Santa-Barbara Sistemas has license rights for manufacture in Spain. Some co-production of the NT is undertaken in Poland due to its 2003 order, primarily at the ZM Mesko plant in Skarzysko-Kamienna. World Missiles & UAVs Briefing Teal Group Corporation NT Spike Page 2. Subsystems Launch System Launcher After launch, the expended tube is re- Mini- Spike Mini- Spike is fired moved, and the CLU attached to a from a self-contained transport/ new missile round. launch tube. In the infantry version, Spike -LR Spike -LR (Israeli it is shoulder-fired using a gripstock.)

5 Designation: Gomed) is fired from It can also be fire from existing Spike tripod launcher. Like the Spike -MR, tripod launchers. the basic version consists of a tubular transport tube/launcher on to which is clipped the command launch unit. It can also be mounted on modified M113 armored transporters. At the IDEF-97 show in Ankara, Turkey in September 1997, Rafael displayed its OWS (Overhead Weapon Station), an externally mounted gun mount Spike SR Spike -SR uses a com- with modular features, intended to mand launch unit that is clipped on to up-arm M113 armored troop carriers. launcher package for armored vehi- the sealed missile container/launch The OWS includes a twin tube cles consisting of two launch tubes tube.

6 System weight is 9 kg and ef- launcher for the NT-S antitank mis- and a sensor module located on an el- fective range is km. sile. evating stalk to permit launch from Spike -ER Spike -ER (Israeli concealed positions. designation: Perakh Bar) was de- signed for helicopter launch and the missile is delivered in a sealed launch tube container. It was initially de- ployed on Israeli AH-1F Tsefa . (Cobra) attack helicopters in 1995- 96. The launch system is part of a package called HeliCOAT which in- cludes the Spike -ER missiles along with the Toplite sighting system and associated fire controls. The Spike ER has been integrated on the Puma transport helicopter for Slovenia and Rafael has also shown a naval de- on the Tiger for Spain.

7 In 2009, the rivative of the Spike -ER on a naval Israeli air force demonstrated a gun mount which it dubs as Typhoon. Spike -ER launch system for the UH- This was first displayed in 2001. Spike MR Spike -MR (Israeli 60 Blackhawk or other transport hel- Spike -NLOS Spike -NLOS is designation: Gil) uses a command icopters. fired from dedicated platforms in- launch unit that is clipped on to the In 2000, Rafael began offering the cluding a truck mounted system, sealed missile container/launch tube. Spike -ER which has an alternative AFV (M113) mounted system and the remote-control SPARC launcher. Electronics Guidance/Flight Control some adverse weather capability. Spike -LR Spike -LR uses the Spike -MR Spike -MR can only The gunner selects a target and fires same seeker guidance package as the be fired in the fire-and-forget the missile, with the seeker locking Spike -MR, but has an optional fiber- mode.

8 The basic seeker is a CCD on to the target. An infrared seeker is optic link that permits corrections af- that permits operation in daytime or an option, though some sources have ter launch in a launch and correct low light only, though promotional claimed that the missile can be fitted mode . As in the case of the Spike - material suggests that it also has with a combined CCD/IR detector. World Missiles & UAVs Briefing Teal Group Corporation NT Spike Page 3. MR, the Spike is launched after hav- can then provide guidance adjust- including the terminal fiber optic ing locked on the seeker to the target. ments. The Spike LR2 that entered link, but with an improved seeker. If the operator wishes to fire addi- production in 2018 introduces a Spike -NLOS Spike -ER uses tional missiles, the fiber-optic cable cooled seeker that offers extended the same guidance package as the can be cut shortly after launch.

9 If not, range. Spike , including the terminal fiber the fiber optic cable passes seeker Spike -ER Spike -ER uses the optic link for the first 8 km, but then imagery back to the operator, who same guidance package as the Spike , employs a radio command data link out beyond 8 km. Propulsion System The NT missiles are powered by compartment of the missile. The body and is exhausted through two an ejector motor and a flight motor. solid sustainer engine is located in ports on the fuselage side. The ejector motor is located in the aft the forward portion of the missile Warhead & Fuzing The NT family carries a Rafael forward of the sustainer rocket mo- An option PBF (Penetration-blast- tandem shaped hollow charge armor- tor.)

10 The main charge is located in the fragmentation) warhead was also de- piercing warhead. The precursor center/rear of the missile, aft the for- veloped for the Finnish coastal de- charge is located behind the guidance ward set of wings. fense version and first displayed at seeker in the nose of the missile, and Eurosatory in 2004. Training Systems In 2006, Saab Training Systems Effect Simulator for NT Spike train- began offering a Spike /Gill Weapon ing. Specifications Spike -MR Spike Spike -ER. Length: ft ( ) ft ( ) ft ( ). Diameter: in (110mm) in (110mm) in (150mm). Weight: lb (13 kg) lb (13 kg) lb (25 kg). Range: mi ( km) mi (four km) mi (six km). Cost The Polish acquisition in 2003 of than most other previously published RoK officials stated that the NT- 264 launchers and 2,675 Spike LR estimates.