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Anti-tank guided missile
Spike (missile) is a anti-tank guided missile originating in Israel. It was built by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems & EUROSPIKE GmbH Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Diehl Defence Rheinmetall Defence Electronics ST Engineering (Singapore).
IsraelTechnical data
Anti-tank guided missile
Israel
1981–present (Spike NLOS) 1997–present
See Operators (41 countries ordered it )
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
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems
Late 1970s (Spike NLOS)
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems & EUROSPIKE GmbH Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Diehl Defence Rheinmetall Defence Electronics ST Engineering (Singapore)
$249,966 (US Army Spike NLOS, 2022), $140,000 (German Spike LR, 2017)
Spike NLOS : Since early 1980s Spike MR/LR/ER : Since 1997 Spike SR : Since 2012
40,000 (2023) (7,000 fired)
See variants
Spike 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)
Spike MR/LR : 1,200 mm (3 ft 11 in) Spike ER : 1,670 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Spike MR/LR : 130 mm (5.1 in) Spike ER : 170 mm (6.7 in)
Ready to launch: 30 s Time to reload: 15 s
Spike 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)
10× Optical sight
HEAT Tandem-charge
Piezoelectric trigger
Solid-propellant rocket
Target Acquisition : Infrared seeker CCD Missile Guidance: IIR homing CCD CCD + IIR
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 34 kg | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 34 kg | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 34 kg | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 34 kg | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 34 kg | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 34 kg | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 34 kg | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
Spike (missile) equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
AzerbaijanReported count for Spike-NLOS. Service scope: Azerbaijani Land Forces; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): number: 250. Origin: Israel. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Belgium
BrazilNumber column of the Wikipedia list table under "Anti-tank guided missiles". The list's own wording applies; it is a compiled secondary source, not an official census.
Canada
Chile
Colombia
Croatia
Cyprus
Czechia
Denmark
EcuadorNumber column of the Wikipedia list table under "Anti-material warfare". The list's own wording applies; it is a compiled secondary source, not an official census.
Estonia
FinlandReported count for Spike ER. Service scope: Finnish Navy; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): quantity: 400. Origin: Israel (design) Germany (licence production). The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
GermanyReported count for Integrated Control Launch Unit. Service scope: modern equipment of the German Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): quantity: 525. Origin: Israel Germany. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
GreeceReported count for Spike NLOS. Service scope: Hellenic Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): quantity: 34. Origin: Israel. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Hungary
India Israel
ItalyReported count for Spike iCLU / Spike CLU / Spike MR / Spike LR / Spike LR2 / Spike ER. Service scope: Italian Army; does not replace a national total. 6 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): quantity: 210 / quantity: 53 / quantity: 165 / quantity: 1,215 / quantity: 800 / quantity: 800. Origin: Israel. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Latvia
Moldova
Morocco
Philippines
PolandReported count for Spike · Spike-LR. Service scope: Polish Land Forces; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): quantity: 264 launchers 3,675 missiles. Origin: Israel Poland. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
RomaniaReported count for Spike-ER · 170 mm. Service scope: Air Force; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): numbers: 1,000 missiles. Origin: Israel. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Thailand
United KingdomBrazil, Canada, Germany, Greece, Israel, Poland, United Kingdom
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