The F-16I Sufa can launch the air-to-air Python 4 and 5 missiles made by Rafael and the beyond-visual-range I-Derby missile plus drop precision-guided bombs.

NEW MISSILE: Rafael of Israel has introduced the Python 5, the latest member of its Python air-to-air missile family, the company said June 12. The missile can be launched from very short range to ...

Rafael, Israel's leading missile development center, has quietly been working on an air-to-air derivative of the Stunner interceptor, to be designated Python 6 or the Future Advanced Air-to-Air ...

The newly configured Spyder air defense system has intercepted a drone during a test with the Israeli military. (Rafael Advanced Defense Systems) JERUSALEM — The newly configured Spyder air ...

The Stunner's rise has coincided with Rafael's internal deliberations on what should become the successor to its Python 5 short- and Derby medium-range air-to-air missiles.

Romania is set to sign the procurement agreement this coming fall. “These are defensive missile batteries that we don’t have and we need them,” Romanian Defense Minister Mosteanu said.

Work on the notional Python 6 is at an early stage. "We are talking about a missile that will be operational in 10 years," says Dr Eitan Yudelevich, Rafael's vice-president marketing, who confirms ...

“We do not agree with this one-sided approach unless all companies are treated equally.” Rafael makes air defense systems that are part of Israel’s Iron Dome and David’s Sling systems, as well as ...