RAFAEL Armament Development Authority

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RAFAEL Armament Development Authority, known as RAFAEL or Rafael, (also spelled as Raphael or Rephael, and in Hebrew: רפא"ל - רשות לפיתוח אמצעי לחימה) is the Israeli authority for development of weapons and military technology. Rafael is a former sub-division of the Israeli Defence ministry and is considered a governmental firm.

Rafael develops and produces fighting-technologies for the Israel Defence Forces as well for exporting abroad. All current projects are, of course, secret.

Famous technologies

• Overhead Weapon Station (OWS) - a remote controlled weapon installed on armoured fighting vehicles and is being operated by a soldier from within the armoured cabin, thus enabling the gunner to shoot with maximal safety without being exposed to enemy gunfire. It is usually a machine gun armed with 7.62 mm ammo (known as MAG Rafael).
• LITENING targeting pod - precision targeting system.
• Stabilized naval weapon station (SNWS) Typhoon
• Rafael Python 5 - One of the world's most advanced air-to-air missile with full-sphere capabilities.
• Air-to-surface standoff missile Popeye (AGM-142)
• SPIKE-ER ATGM (anti-tank guided missile).
• Simon Breach grenade - Door Breaching Rifle Grenade (RELM/GREM)
• WallBuster - Wall Breaching Grenade Launcher
• CARPET minefield clearing
• Add-on armour: passive armor and reactive armor coats.
• Electronics and Electro-Optics.
• Remote Controlled Weapon Station (RCWS) - a remote controlled weapon installed on armoured fighting vehicles or naval vessels and can be controlled from within the cabin. Various armaments are possible:
  • 7.62 mm machine gun (known as MAG Rafael)
  • autocannon in caliber of 20 mm up to 40 mm
  • 30 mm autocannon combined with two ATGMs pod and 7.62 mm light machine gun
• TROPHY Active Protection System for armored fighting vehicles [1]
• Skylark\Skylite canister-launched mini-UAV [2]
• High-tech systems for the Merkava main battle tank and the Merkava APC "Nammer".

See also

• Israel Defence Forces
• IMI
• Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI)
• Elbit
• El-Op
• Soltam.

External links

• Rafael Official Website
• Rafael at EurpStory 2004
• Rafael at the LIC-2005 conference

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