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Javelin's have been bought for use only in Afghanistan by French Army as a temporary measure. The missile is connected by a fiber-optical wire that is spooled out between the launch position and the missile. First fielded was the Gill missile, known as Spike-MR to the international market. But the largest part is probably Rafael’s willingness to license production of the Spike to the countries that adopt it. Charlie Gao studied Political and Computer Science at Grinnell College and is a frequent commentator on defense and national security issues. • Battery: 1 kg (2 lb 3 oz) Later versions of Spike-NLOS added true homing capability, making the missile self-guiding while also allowing the operator to remain a “man in the loop” and correct and steer the missile mid-flight. It was publicly revealed for the first time in 1997. It saw significant use in recent intifadas and the Second Lebanon War, as a tool to neutralize artillery positions. ERCAS B.V. is a Dutch holding company owned 100% by Rafael. While television-guided missiles existed before, for aircraft, the Spike-NLOS was the first fielded surface-to-surface missile to use TV guidance. Also, because they are made to destroy heavy vehicles, they use large warheads that could inflict unnecessary collateral damage. • Tripod: 2.8 kg (6 lb 3 oz) There is no dedicated thermal sight on the launcher – the missile's imaging seeker is used. The view afforded to the operator while the missile is in flight allows each missile to act as reconnaissance. Operationally, Spike-NLOS has been a great success. The missile uses a tandem warhead – two shaped charges, a precursor warhead to detonate any explosive reactive armor and a primary warhead to penetrate the underlying armor. [9] On 12 February 2008, the missile went through a test firing from a mountaintop, simulating a UAV launch, and hit a vehicle target moving 20 mph (32 km/h) from 1.5 mi (2.4 km) away. In the 1990s, trials were undertaken to adapt the Spike missile technology as a smaller weapon, as the IDF needed a new ATGM to replace the aging American M47 Dragon ATGMs currently in use. This was because of its original purpose: to stop massed-armor pushes from almost artillery distances with precision attacks. The missile has a soft launch capability – the motor firing after the missile has left the launcher- which allows for the missile to be fired from confined spaces, which is a necessity in urban warfare. According to Jane’s Infantry Weapons, the first test firings of this system took place in 1992. The Spanish Army has fitted the Spike-ER to its Eurocopter Tiger attack helicopters. Its shareholders Diehl BGT Defence (40%), Rheinmetall Defence Electronics (40%) and Rafael via ERCAS B.V (20%). [11] In December 2016, two Spikes integrated with proximity fuses demonstrated the capability of the missile to shoot down UAVs. A third targeting mode is inertial, meaning the user can "snap and shoot" at a target without needing to lock on out to 200 meters. The medium, long and extended range versions of the Spike also have the capability of "Fire, Observe and Update" operating mode. Through this datalink, the Spike-NLOS operator sees a view of the battlefield. Operators of Spike ATGM colored in dark blue. Spike can be operated from the launcher by infantry, or from mounts that can be fitted to vehicles such as fast attack vehicles, armored personnel carriers or utility vehicles. In Israeli literature, this is called “Fire-and-Observe.” Improved cameras (able to see in infrared channels) and laser homing are also included in the latest Israeli versions of Spike-NLOS. In a reflection of this role, Spike-NLOS equipped vehicles are assigned to an elite unit of the IDF’s Artillery Corps. The warhead weighs about 1 lb (450 gr) and employs the Explosively Formed Projectile (EFP) effect, made to penetrate before detonating. The reduced-smoke motor propelled the missile from the launcher with a barely visible smoke trail, accelerating the missile to 600 mph (970 km/h; 270 m/s) in under 1.5 seconds. [12], For the Israeli missile of the same name, see, SPIKE Shoulder-Launched Fire-and-Forget Guided Missile Kills Fast-Moving Threats, Navy develops 'world's smallest guided missile', Navy's Tiny 5-pound Missile Packs a Big Punch, NAVY'S SMALLEST IMAGE-GUIDED MISSILE COMPLETES SUCCESSFUL TESTS, World's Smallest Guided Missile Hits Target, Demonstration of new missile technology continues at NAWCWD China Lake, Spike missile project records another successful demo at China Lake, NAWCWD develops forward-firing miniature munition ‘in-house’, US Navy NAWCWD Shoots Down UAV with Spike Lightweigth Missile During Tests, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=NAVAIR_Spike&oldid=863720006, Short description with empty Wikidata description, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 12 October 2018, at 15:38.
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