Air defence (SAM)//SHORAD — short range
ID — SPYDERIsrael · Rafael / IAI
SPYDER-SR / MR
Israeli mobile SAM repurposing Python-5 and Derby air-to-air missiles for vertical launch.
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- Reliability
- Unverified
- Sources
- Sources pending review
Identity
- Designation
- SPYDER
- Alias
- SPYDER-SR / MR
- Manufacturer
- Rafael / IAI
- Country
- Israel
- Year
- 2005
- Category
- Air defence (SAM)
- All sub-types
- SHORAD — short range
- Status
- In service
Performance
- Range
- 50 km
- Top speed
- Mach 4
- Guidance
- IIR (Python-5) o radar attivo (Derby/Derby-ER) — LOAL/LOBL
- Warhead
- HE-frag 11-23 kg
Physical characteristics
- Launch platform
- TEL 4×4 / 6×6 / 8×8 (4 canister)
- Length
- 3.1 m
- Launch weight
- 105 kg
Combat use
- ▸India 2024-2025 — SPYDER-MR used by the IAF in defence against Pakistani raids and drones during Operation Sindoor.
Main operators
IsraelIndiaSingaporeVietnamCzech RepublicPhilippinesMorocco
History
Developed by Rafael (missiles) and IAI/Elta (EL/M-2106 ATAR radar) to cover the SHORAD/MR segment with a single platform able to engage aircraft, helicopters, UAVs and cruise missiles.
Widely exported — India fields 18+ batteries, Singapore uses it for homeland defence and the Czech Republic selected it in 2021 to replace 2K12 Kub.
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