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Measured figures
Length
Single source1,154 mm (45.4 in)[source]
Spike ER
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | M47 Dragon | Spike (missile) |
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| Type | Anti-tank missile[source] | Anti-tank guided missile[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | Israel[source] |
| In service | 1975–1990s (US Army) 1975–2001 (US Marine Corps) 1979–present (other countries)[source] | 1981–present (Spike NLOS) 1997–present[source] |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | See Operators (41 countries ordered it ) |
Spike MR/LR
Single sourceSpike MR/LR : 1,200 mm (3 ft 11 in) Spike ER : 1,670 mm (5 ft 6 in)[source]
w/ day sight
Single sourcew/ night sight
Single source32.1 lb (14.57 kg) (w/ day sight) 46.9 lb (21.29 kg) (w/ night sight)[source]
Battery
Single sourceCommand & Launch Unit
Single sourceMaximum; Dragon/Dragon II
Single sourceMaximum; Dragon III
Single sourceDragon/Dragon II: 85 to 110 m/s (280 to 360 ft/s) Dragon III: 185 to 220 m/s (610 to 720 ft/s)[source]
Octol
Single source3.5 lb (1.6 kg) Octol[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Wars | Iran–Iraq War 1982 Lebanon War Invasion of Grenada Western Sahara War Gulf War Yemeni Civil War Conflict in Najran, Jizan and Asir[source] | 1982 Lebanon War Second Intifada Iraq War 2006 Lebanon War Afghanistan War 2008 Gaza War 2014 Gaza War 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict Second Nagorno-Karabakh War 2023 Gaza War Twelve-Day War 2025 Cambodia-Thailand conflict[source] |
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| Designer | Raytheon[source] | Rafael Advanced Defense Systems[source] |
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| Designed | 3 March 1966[source] | Late 1970s (Spike NLOS)[source] |
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| Manufacturer | McDonnell Douglas , Raytheon[source] | Rafael Advanced Defense Systems & EUROSPIKE GmbH Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Diehl Defence Rheinmetall Defence Electronics ST Engineering (Singapore)[source] |
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| Produced | 1975[source] | Spike NLOS : Since early 1980s Spike MR/LR/ER : Since 1997 Spike SR : Since 2012[source] |
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| No. built | 7,000 launchers, 33,000 missiles (U.S. Army) 17,000 missiles (U.S. Marine Corps) 250,000 missiles (total)[source] | 40,000 (2023) (7,000 fired)[source] |
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| Variants | Dragon II, Dragon III, Saeghe 1, 2, 3 and 4[source] | See variants[source] |
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| Warhead | Hollow charge[source] | HEAT Tandem-charge[source] |
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| Guidance system | SACLOS[source] | Target Acquisition : Infrared seeker CCD Missile Guidance: IIR homing CCD CCD + IIR[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | $249,966 (US Army Spike NLOS, 2022), $140,000 (German Spike LR, 2017)[source] |
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| Rate of fire | — | Ready to launch: 30 s Time to reload: 15 s[source] |
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| Sights | — | 10× Optical sight[source] |
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| Detonation mechanism | — | Piezoelectric trigger[source] |
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| Engine | — | Solid-propellant rocket[source] |
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| Reported operators |
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Launcher
Single sourceLauncher + 4 Missiles · source measurement 4
Single sourceLauncher + 4 Missiles · source measurement 9
Single sourceLauncher + 4 Missiles Spike MR/LR from Tripod : Missile Round
Single sourceSpike ER from Helicopter : Missile Round
Single sourceThermal Sight Spike SR : Missile Round
Single sourceTripod
Single sourceSpike ER from Helicopter : Missile Round: 34 kg (75 lb) Launcher: 55 kg (121 lb) Launcher + 4 Missiles: 187 kg (412 lb) Spike MR/LR from Tripod : Missile Round: 14 kg (31 lb) Command & Launch Unit: 5 kg (11 lb) Tripod: 2.8 kg (6.2 lb) Battery: 1 kg (2.2 lb) Thermal Sight: 4 kg (8.8 lb) Spike SR : Missile Round: 9.6 kg (21 lb)[source]
Effective; Spike ER 2
Single sourceEffective; Spike ER 2 Spike NLOS : Land
Single sourceEffective; Spike LR
Single sourceEffective; Spike LR 2
Single sourceEffective; Spike MR
Single sourceEffective; Spike SR
Single sourceSpike SR : 50–1,500 m (55–1,640 yd) Spike MR : 200–2,500 m (220–2,730 yd) Spike LR : 200–4,000 m (220–4,370 yd) Spike LR 2 : 200–5,500 m (220–6,010 yd) Spike ER : 400–8,000 m (440–8,750 yd) Spike ER 2 : 400–10,000 m (440–10,940 yd) Spike NLOS : Land: 600–32,000 m (660–35,000 yd) Air: 600–50,000 m (660–54,680 yd)[source]