Lockheed Martin has agreed to co-develop a variant of Rafael Advanced Defense Systems’ high-energy laser weapon systems for ground-based air defense. The partnership builds on the Iron Beam project, which was initiated by Rafael and the research and development arm of the Israeli defense ministry, Lockheed sa Monday. Rafael began building Iron Beam in 2010 […] More

The U.S. subsidiary of Israel-based Rafael Advanced Defense Systems has secured a recommendation from the Department of Defense to offer a counter-small unmanned aerial system platform to military customers. The endorsement from the Pentagon’s Joint Counter-small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Office comes after Rafael Systems Global Sustainment completed a test series for the Drone Dome offering […] More

A Raytheon Technologies business and Israeli company Rafael Advanced Defense Systems have demonstrated a cruise missile interceptor’s capability to integrate with the U.S. Marine Corps’ radar, command and control technology and weapon system components. Raytheon Missiles and Defense said Friday the Medium Range Interceptor Capability underwent a live fire test to showcase its ability to […] More

The U.S. subsidiary of Israel-based Rafael Advanced Defense Systems received a facility clearance from the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency in February, Defense News reported Wednesday. Bethesda, Maryland-based Rafael Systems Global Sustainment started the application process for the clearance in April 2020 and Joseph Anderson, president and CEO of RSGS, said securing the approval provides […] More

Lockheed Martin has teamed up with Rafael Advanced Defense Systems to market the Israeli manufacturer’s autonomous air-to-surface missile for F-15 and F-16 aircraft to U.S. and Polish militaries. The U.S. defense contractor said Tuesday it will help develop and sell Rafael’s Smart, Precise Impact and Cost-Effective 250 precision-guided weapon designed to hit targets even in […] More

Leonardo DRS and Israeli defense technology company Rafael Advanced Defense Systems have delivered the last batch of active protection systems built for installation into the U.S. Army's Abrams battle tank fleet for enhanced ground vehicle survivability.

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Rafael Advanced Defense Systems combined a small unmanned aerial system and a Ghost Robotics-built robot dog to map and identify indoor threats using optical scanning and artificial intelligence for a tech demonstration held in December, C4ISRNET reported Wednesday.

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Rafael Borras, a veteran federal government and industry leader, has been appointed president and CEO of the Homeland Security and Defense Business Council.

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Leonardo DRS and Israel-based partner Rafael Advanced Defense Systems have jointly delivered the first unit of a new technology designed to actively protect the U.S. Army“™s Abrams battle tanks.

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Lockheed Martin has partnered with Israel-based Rafael Advanced Defense Systems to distribute the latter's guidance kits to U.S. defense customers. The partnership would cover the 1K-pound and 2K-pound variants of Rafael's Smart, Precise Impact and Cost-Effective kits, or SPICE kits, Lockheed said Thursday.

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Lockheed Martin and Israel-based Rafael Advanced Systems have partnered to market the latter’s Smart, Precise Impact and Cost-Effective missile guidance kits to the U.S. The companies will work to determine the potential markets and corresponding requirements for the kits under a co-signed memorandum of understanding, Lockheed said Monday. The SPICE autonomous, air-to-surface kits are designed […] More

Lockheed Martin and Israeli company Rafael Advanced Defense Systems will offer their respective missiles to the U.S. Army for possible integration with the service branch’s Indirect Fires Protection Capability multi-mission launcher, Defense News reported Monday. The Army seeks a second missile as part of the IFPC Increment 2 program, which aims to develop a weapon system that can counter rockets, […] More