Rafael Advanced Defense Systems is displaying a full-scale model of Sky Sonic, its interceptor designed to counter hypersonic missiles, for the first time at the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) exhibition in Washington.
The Israeli defense company is also unveiling SPIKE MCLU2, which allows the U.S. Army to fire SPIKE LR2 precision missiles from the TOW launchers it already uses, without changing the gunner’s interface. TOW launchers have been mounted for decades on Bradley fighting vehicles and other platforms, and Rafael said the upgrade would give them the ability to hit targets at long range and beyond line of sight.
Rafael is showing interceptors from Israel’s layered air defense system: Tamir, the missile fired by Iron Dome, and Stunner, the interceptor of David’s Sling. For countering drones, it is presenting its Iron Beam and Lite Beam laser systems, the latter designed to protect forces in the field, along with the Hunter Eagle and Light Hunter interceptors.
The company is also debuting Iron Wasp, a miniature interceptor that protects armored vehicles from FPV drones and lets them engage drones on their own. It is displaying a full-scale model of the Samson RWS All-in-One, a remote weapon station combining a 30mm cannon, a dual SPIKE LR2 launcher and the Trophy active protection system, which Rafael describes as the only operational system of its kind in the world.
In the precision strike category, Rafael is showing SPIKE NLOS in a vehicle-mounted long-range configuration. The missile is already integrated on U.S. Army AH-64E Apache helicopters and was fired during the RIMPAC 2026 exercise in the Pacific. Alongside it is L-SPIKE 4X, a fast loitering munition that can be launched from SPIKE NLOS launchers on helicopters, ships and ground vehicles.
Rafael is also presenting MicroLite, a lightweight electro-optical and infrared sensor for tactical drones, and Sigma, an intelligence system that combines data from multiple radio-frequency sensors to build a real-time picture of enemy forces and electronic assets.
Rafael CEO Yoav Tourgeman said the company was offering the U.S. Army both combat-proven systems and the ability to produce them at scale. “Our systems are designed to deal with advanced threats, and we are prepared to manufacture them in quantities that will support prolonged combat,” he said.
