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Spike ER
Single sourceSpike MR/LR
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Spike (missile) | UMTAS |
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| Type | Anti-tank guided missile[source] | Air-to-surface , anti-tank guided missile[source] |
| Place of origin | Israel[source] | Turkey[source] |
| In service | 1981–present (Spike NLOS) 1997–present[source] | — |
| Used by | See Operators (41 countries ordered it )[source] | — |
| Wars | 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 |
Spike MR/LR : 1,200 mm (3 ft 11 in) Spike ER : 1,670 mm (5 ft 6 in)[source]
UMTAS-GM-2
Single sourceUMTAS/LUMTAS
Single sourceUMTAS/LUMTAS-GM-1
Single sourceUMTAS/LUMTAS -1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) UMTAS/LUMTAS-GM-1 -1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) UMTAS-GM-2 -2 m (6 ft 7 in)[source]
Spike ER
Single sourceSpike MR/LR
Single sourceSpike MR/LR : 130 mm (5.1 in) Spike ER : 170 mm (6.7 in)[source]
UMTAS-GM-2
Single sourceUMTAS/LUMTAS
Single sourceBattery
Single sourceCommand & Launch Unit
Single sourceLauncher
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]
UMTAS-GM-2 launcher
Single sourceUMTAS-GM-2 missile
Single sourceEffective; Air
Single sourceEffective; Spike ER
Single sourceEffective; 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]
Operational; UMTAS-GM-2 from aircraft
Single sourceOperational; UMTAS-GM-2 from vehicles
Single sourceBars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Designer | Rafael Advanced Defense Systems[source] | — |
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| Designed | Late 1970s (Spike NLOS)[source] | 2005-2017[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Rafael Advanced Defense Systems & EUROSPIKE GmbH Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Diehl Defence Rheinmetall Defence Electronics ST Engineering (Singapore)[source] | Roketsan[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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| Produced | Spike NLOS : Since early 1980s Spike MR/LR/ER : Since 1997 Spike SR : Since 2012[source] | 2017-current[source] |
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| No. built | 40,000 (2023) (7,000 fired)[source] | — |
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| Variants | See variants[source] | UMTAS L-UMTAS[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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| Warhead | HEAT Tandem-charge[source] | Tandem HEAT / blast-fragmentation / thermobaric[source] |
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| Detonation mechanism | Piezoelectric trigger[source] | Impact Proximity[source] |
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| Engine | Solid-propellant rocket[source] | HTPB ‐based solid-fuel rocket motor[source] |
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| Guidance system | Target Acquisition : Infrared seeker CCD Missile Guidance: IIR homing CCD CCD + IIR[source] | RF data link Imaging infrared (UMTAS) Semi-active laser (L-UMTAS)[source] |
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| Launch platform | — | AH-1W SuperCobra T129 ATAK SH-60B Seahawk TAI Hürkuş TAI Hürjet IOMAX Archangel Mil Mi-8[source] |
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| References | — | Janes[source] |
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UMTAS/LUMTAS-GM-1
Single sourceUMTAS/LUMTAS -160 mm (6.3 in) UMTAS/LUMTAS-GM-1 -160 mm (6.3 in) UMTAS-GM-2 -180 mm (7.1 in)[source]
UMTAS/LUMTAS-GM-1 launcher
Single sourceUMTAS/LUMTAS-GM-1 missile
Single sourceUMTAS/LUMTAS launcher
Single sourceUMTAS/LUMTAS missile
Single sourceUMTAS/LUMTAS -37.5 kg (83 lb) missile 62 kg (137 lb) launcher UMTAS/LUMTAS-GM-1 -41.3 kg (91 lb) missile 25 kg (55 lb) launcher UMTAS-GM-2 -60 kg (130 lb) missile 40 kg (88 lb) launcher[source]
Operational; UMTAS/LUMTAS
Single sourceOperational; UMTAS/LUMTAS-GM-1 from aircraft
Single sourceOperational; UMTAS/LUMTAS-GM-1 from vehicles
Single sourceUMTAS/LUMTAS -500–8,000 m (0.31–4.97 mi) UMTAS/LUMTAS-GM-1 -1,000–16,000 m (0.62–9.94 mi) from vehicles, 1,000–32,000 m (0.62–19.88 mi) from aircraft UMTAS-GM-2 -1,000–32,000 m (0.62–19.88 mi) from vehicles 1,000–50,000 m (0.62–31.07 mi) from aircraft[source]