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:''For other uses, see Rafael (disambiguation)''.

'RAFAEL Armament Development Authority', known as 'RAFAEL' or 'Rafael', (also spelled as 'Raphael' or 'Rephael', and in Hebrew: רפאל - רשות לפיתוח אמצעי לחימה) is the Israeli authority for development of weapons and military technology. Rafael is a former sub-division of the Israeli Defence ministry and is considered a governmental firm.
Rafael develops and produces fighting-technologies for the Israel Defence Forces as well for exporting abroad. All current projects are classified.

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★ Overhead Weapon Station (OWS) - a remote controlled weapon installed on armored fighting vehicles and is being operated by a soldier from within the armoured cabin, thus enabling the gunner to shoot with maximal safety without being exposed to enemy gunfire. It is usually a machine gun armed with 7.62 mm ammo (known as ''MAG Rafael'').[1]

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★ Wolf armoured fighting vehicle jointly produced with ''HaTehof Netzer Sereni''[2][3]

★ LITENING targeting pod - precision targeting system.

★ Typhoon Weapon System - stabilized naval weapon station (SNWS)

★ Protector USV - an unmanned surface vehicle

★ Python 5 - Air-to-air missile with full-sphere capabilities.

★ Popeye (AGM-142) Air-to-surface standoff missile

★ Spike anti-tank guided missile.

★ SIMON breach grenade - Door Breaching Rifle Grenade (RELM/GREM)

★ WallBuster - Wall Breaching Grenade Launcher

★ CARPET minefield clearing

★ Add-on armour: passive armor and reactive armor coats.

★ Electronics and electro-optics.

★ Remote Controlled Weapon Station (RCWS) - a remote controlled weapon installed on armoured fighting vehicles or naval vessels and can be controlled from within the cabin. Various armaments are possible:

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★ 7.62 mm machine gun (known as ''MAG Rafael'')

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★ autocannon in caliber of 20 mm up to 40 mm

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★ 30 mm autocannon combined with two ATGMs pod and 7.62 mm light machine gun

★ TROPHY Active Protection System for armored fighting vehicles [4]

★ SkylarkSkylite canister-launched mini-UAV [5]

★ High-tech systems for the Merkava main battle tank and the Merkava APC "Nammer".

See also

★ Israel Defence Forces

★ Military equipment of Israel

★ Israel Military Industries

★ Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI)

★ Elbit

★ El-Op

★ Soltam

External links

★ Rafael official website

★ Rafael at EurpStory 2004

★ Rafael at the LIC-2005 conference