RAFAEL Advanced Defense Systems Ltd Company Profile

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Company Name

RAFAEL Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. 

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Website

www.rafael.com

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Established Date

1948

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Headquartered

Israel.

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Market Position/ History

Rafael was established in 1948 as the Science Corps (HEMED) and was renamed the Research and Design Directorate in 1952. In the same year, its activities were divided, with scientific research remaining under HEMED and weapons development transferred to the newly created EMET agency. In 1954, EMET was renamed Rafael, and the organization was formally reorganized as Rafael in 1958. During the early 1990s, Rafael faced financial losses, leading to a restructuring aimed at improving its commercial performance. The restructuring was completed in 2002, when Rafael was incorporated as a limited company while remaining government-owned and continuing to invest significantly in research and development.

In 2007, the company adopted its current name, Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. Following its transition into a limited company, Rafael expanded its operations and strengthened its position in the defense industry. In 2022, the company acquired UK-based Pearson Engineering, an armored-vehicle manufacturer, for approximately £100 million, supporting its expansion into the UK market.

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Sales Area

Worldwide

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Manufacturing Location

 Haifa (Kiryat Bialik), Israel

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No. of Employees

~621

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Competitors

• Leonardo S.p.A.
• Electro Optic Systems
• Elbit Systems Ltd.
• Saab AB

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CEO

Mr. Yoav Tourgeman

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Ownership Type

Private Company

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Contact Information

POB 2250, Haifa, 3102102 Israel

Tel: +972-73-335-5592

Product

Product Description

DRONE DOME Family

Product Category: Counter-Unmanned Aerial System (C-UAS)

System Type: End-to-end, modular, off-the-shelf counter-drone solution

Primary Function: Detects, tracks, identifies, and neutralizes hostile UAVs and drones

Threat Detection: Detects small UAV targets at distances exceeding 3.5 km

Coverage: 360° coverage

Operating Capability: All-weather operation

Engagement Methods:

• Soft-kill through Reactive Jamming (RJ)
• Hard-kill through laser-based interception
• Disruption of drone communication channels and operator links

Integrated Sensors:

• Radar
• SIGINT/RF sensor
• EO Speed ER sensor

Command & Control: Integrated C4I Center for target detection, tracking, identification, allocation, and engagement management

Navigation: Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS)

Laser-Based Variant: The laser variant receives target positioning from the C4I system, directs the laser effector toward the target, locks and tracks it, and engages the drone with a laser beam to destroy it.

Architecture: Open architecture that allows integration of different sensors and effectors

Configuration: Modular configuration that can be tailored to customer requirements

Key Features: Rapid response, high engagement success rate, minimal collateral damage, flexible configuration, and single-operator end-to-end operation

Applications: Point defense, force protection, protection of military installations, critical infrastructure, and other high-value assets.

TYPHOON Mk 30-c

• System Type: Stabilized, medium-caliber remotely controlled weapon station
• Primary Function: Provides ship perimeter protection against asymmetric surface and aerial threats, including small and medium UAVs
• Platform: Naval and surface vessels across a wide range of ship classes
• Weapon: Mk44 Bushmaster 30 mm gun
• Ammunition Compatibility: NATO-standard 30×173 mm ammunition, including High-Explosive (HE) and Air Burst Munition (ABM)
• Rate of Fire: Adjustable from single-shot operation up to 200 rounds per minute
• Ready Ammunition: 190 or 380 rounds, depending on configuration
• Elevation: 70° elevation range
• Counter-UAS Capability: The combination of 30 mm weaponry, ABM, advanced stabilization, accurate pointing, and next-generation EOS targeting algorithms enables engagement of small and medium UAVs, including emerging drone threats.
• Targeting & Stabilization: Advanced stabilization and pointing accuracy support high hit probability against multiple small and fast-maneuvering aerial and surface targets.
• C-UAS Technology: Next-generation EOS targeting algorithm specifically designed to support counter-UAS missions and address swarm attacks.
• Operational Capability: All-weather, 24/7 surveillance and engagement
• Integration: Can operate as a standalone system or as an add-on to an existing Combat Management System (CMS)
• Key Features: Combat-proven design, ship perimeter protection, high stabilization, precision targeting, multi-target engagement, swarm-defense capability, and multi-mission operation
• Applications: Naval force protection, ship perimeter defense, counter-UAS operations, protection against asymmetric maritime threats, and defense against small fast-moving surface and aerial targets.

METRO DOME

• Product Category: Unmanned Traffic Management System (UTM) / Counter-UAS System
• System Type: Fully autonomous, AI-powered lower-airspace management and counter-drone solution
• Primary Function: Manages drone traffic while providing safety, routing, airspace monitoring, and counter-drone capabilities
• Airspace Coverage: Lower airspace, supporting individual drones as well as large drone fleets operating in congested environments
• Traffic Management: Analyzes flight plans, identifies potential overlaps, manages traffic conflicts, and optimizes routes for individual drones and overall airspace flow.
• Routing Capability: Provides real-time routing and dynamic re-routing based on a unified aerial situational picture and changing traffic conditions.
• AI & Automation: AI-powered and fully autonomous operation enables the system to analyze airspace conditions and respond to events without continuous manual intervention.
• Conflict Management: Detects and resolves both anticipated and real-time traffic conflicts, including potential collisions and flight-path overlaps.
• No-Fly Zone Protection: Immediately responds to drone penetration of restricted or No-Fly Zones and can neutralize hostile drones.
• Counter-UAS Capability: Integrates counter-drone functionality with airspace management to identify and respond to unauthorized or hostile UAV activity.
• Traffic Optimization: Maximizes drone capacity, improves overall traffic flow, and enables efficient utilization of available airspace layers.
• Safety Features: Reduces the risk of collisions with buildings, power lines, other aircraft, and other obstacles.
• Operational Response: Provides immediate reactions to real-time airspace events and changing traffic conditions.
• Scalability: Designed to handle high traffic loads involving multiple drones and drone fleets.
• Adaptability: Can be adjusted to operate across different environments and airspace conditions.
• Key Features: Autonomous airspace management, AI-powered analysis, multi-route optimization, dynamic re-routing, real-time conflict resolution, high-traffic handling, No-Fly Zone protection, and integrated counter-drone capabilities.
• Applications: Urban drone traffic management, commercial drone operations, drone fleet management, lower-airspace safety, restricted-airspace protection, and counter-UAS operations.

SAMSON Mini RWS

• Product Category: Remote Weapon Station (RWS)
• System Type: Compact, stabilized, single-weapon remote weapon station
• Primary Function: Provides vehicle-mounted firepower and protection for maneuvering forces while safeguarding the platform and crew
• Platform: Designed for light combat vehicles and fast-attack armored combat platforms
• Counter-UAS Capability: Incorporates advanced counter-drone capabilities for protection against emerging UAV threats
• Stabilization: Dual-axis, gyro-stabilized system enabling accurate weapon operation while the vehicle is maneuvering
• Operational Capability: 24/7 battlefield response with day/night operating capability
• Precision: High-precision weapon station designed to provide extended protection and increased firepower during ground maneuver operations
• Vehicle Integration: Can be integrated onto a wide range of wheeled and tracked combat vehicles
• Reliability: High RAMS-T performance covering reliability, availability, maintainability, supportability, and testability
• Deployment: Fully qualified, tested, serially produced, operationally deployed, and in active global service
• Combat Proven: Thousands of units have been deployed and combat-proven worldwide
• Key Features: Compact design, advanced counter-drone capability, dual-axis stabilization, day/night operation, high precision, high reliability, and compatibility with multiple vehicle platforms
• Applications: Ground force protection, armored vehicle self-protection, maneuver warfare, urban combat, operations in hostile territory, and counter-UAS missions.

SAMSON Integrated RWS

• Product Category: Remote Weapon Station (RWS)
• System Type: 30 mm all-in-one integrated, high-lethality and high-survivability RWS
• Primary Function: Provides integrated offensive and defensive capabilities for wheeled and tracked armored personnel carriers (APCs), while protecting the platform and crew against multiple battlefield threats.
• Counter-UAS Capability: Incorporates dedicated counter-drone and UAV capabilities for detecting and addressing emerging aerial threats.
• Main Weapon: 30 mm/40 mm automatic cannon with Air Burst Munition (ABM) capability
• Secondary Weapon: 7.62 mm coaxial machine gun
• Missile Capability: Dual SPIKE launcher supporting SPIKE LR1 and SPIKE LR2 missiles for precision, long-range engagement
• Active Protection: Integrates the combat-proven TROPHY Active Protection System (APS), which detects, classifies, and engages anti-tank and other shaped-charge threats.
• Situational Awareness: Advanced electro-optical systems provide comprehensive battlefield observation and situational awareness.
• Fire Control: Integrated fire control system enables accurate engagement of battlefield targets.
• Protection: Integrated armor protection enhances platform and crew survivability.
• Platform Compatibility: Adaptable to a wide range of wheeled and tracked platforms and capable of interfacing with other platforms through a Battle Management System (BMS).
• Design: Lightweight configuration with a low silhouette, no hull penetration, and minimal impact on internal vehicle space.
• Operational Capabilities: Combines high lethality, maneuverability, survivability, precision engagement, and force protection within a single integrated weapon station.
• Key Features: All-in-one architecture, C-UAS capability, 30/40 mm cannon, ABM, SPIKE missile integration, TROPHY APS, electro-optical sensors, fire control system, armor protection, low silhouette, and flexible platform integration.
• Applications: Armored vehicle protection, mechanized infantry operations, force protection, counter-UAS missions, anti-tank defense, long-range precision engagement, and high-intensity ground combat.

SAMSON Dual RWS

• Product Category: Remote Weapon Station (RWS)
• System Type: Dual-axis, gyro-stabilized dual-weapon remote weapon station
• Primary Function: Provides high-survivability and high-lethality protection for armored vehicles, crews, and ground maneuvering forces against multiple battlefield threats.
• Counter-UAS Capability: Incorporates advanced counter-drone capabilities to detect and engage emerging UAV threats.
• Primary Armament: 30 mm cannon
• Secondary Armament: 7.62 mm coaxial General-Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG)
• Additional Weapon Integration: Can accommodate an optional Anti-Tank Guided Missile (ATGM) launcher and other armament configurations.
• Weapon Configuration: Capable of simultaneously mounting two main and secondary weapons, allowing engagement of different threat types.
• Stabilization: Dual-axis stabilization supports high-precision firing while the vehicle is maneuvering.
• Reloading: Under-armor ammunition reloading system enables the crew to reload from within the vehicle without exposure to external threats.
• Day/Night Capability: Provides high-performance operation during both day and night, including adverse environmental conditions.
• Protection: Robust armor protection enhances crew and platform survivability.
• Weapon Decoupling: Weapon decoupling capability supports flexibility during peacekeeping and other missions where different weapon configurations may be required.
• Architecture: Open architecture enables integration of different weapons and systems according to operational requirements.
• Platform: Designed for armored and maneuvering ground platforms.
• Key Features: Dual-weapon configuration, counter-drone capability, dual-axis stabilization, under-armor reloading, day/night operation, open architecture, flexible weapon integration, and enhanced crew survivability.
• Applications: Ground force protection, armored vehicle operations, urban warfare, low-intensity conflicts, counter-UAS missions, engagement of enemy armored personnel carriers, dismounted forces, and multi-threat battlefield scenarios.

LITE BEAM

• Product Category: Counter-Unmanned Aerial System (C-UAS) / High Energy Laser Weapon System (HELWS)
• System Type: Mobile 10 kW-class High Energy Laser Weapon System
• Primary Function: Provides rapid, precise neutralization of low-altitude aerial threats, including small UAVs and drone swarms, while also addressing selected ground-based threats.
• Threat Coverage: Small UAVs, drone swarms, low-altitude aerial threats, and ground-based threats
• Engagement Method: High-energy laser directed onto a small target area to generate intense heat and neutralize the threat.
• Engagement Capacity: Capable of neutralizing up to 10 targets simultaneously.
• Engagement Range: Targets can be engaged at ranges of up to a few kilometers.
• Mobility: Designed as a highly mobile system capable of operating alongside maneuvering ground forces.
• Vehicle Integration: Can be installed on light 4×4 vehicles, 6×6 and 8×8 wheeled platforms, and tracked Armored Fighting Vehicles (AFVs).
• Operational Configuration: Supports both mobile and stationary protection missions.
• Operating Environment: Suitable for open areas as well as urban environments.
• Targeting: Provides pinpoint targeting and rapid neutralization by concentrating laser energy on a coin-sized area of the target.
• Collateral Damage: Laser-based engagement enables precise target neutralization with minimal collateral damage.
• Architecture: Open architecture allows integration with different detection and C4I systems.
• Cost Efficiency: Designed to provide significantly lower engagement costs compared with traditional kinetic interceptors, with a near-zero cost per interception.
• Key Features: 10 kW-class laser, high mobility, multi-target engagement, precision neutralization, drone-swarm defense, minimal collateral damage, flexible vehicle integration, and open-system architecture.
• Applications: Tactical C-UAS, protection of maneuvering ground forces, military installations, strategic sites, urban force protection, and defense against low-altitude drone and UAV threats.