Anti-tank (ATGM)
ID — SPIKE-LRIsrael · Rafael Advanced Defense Systems
Spike Long Range
Medium-range ATGM with EO/IIR seeker and fiber-optic datalink, fire-and-forget or fire-and-update.
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Data trust
- Reliability
- Unverified
- Sources
- Sources pending review
Identity
- Designation
- Spike LR
- Alias
- Spike Long Range
- Manufacturer
- Rafael Advanced Defense Systems
- Country
- Israel
- Year
- 1997
- Category
- Anti-tank (ATGM)
- Status
- In service
Performance
- Range
- 4 km
- Top speed
- ~180 m/s
- Guidance
- EO/IIR + fibra ottica (LOAL/LOBL)
- Warhead
- Tandem HEAT
Physical characteristics
- Launch platform
- Treppiede / veicolo / elicottero
- Length
- 1.2 m
- Launch weight
- 13.5 kg
Main operators
IsraelItalyGermanySpainPolandNetherlands
History
Part of Rafael's Spike family, Spike LR offers fire-and-forget and man-in-the-loop modes with in-flight retargeting via fiber-optic datalink.
Widely adopted across NATO as a platoon-level ATGM and on light vehicles, also license-produced in Europe (EuroSpike).
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