SPYDER Family - Air Defense Against all Threats
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Rafael presents the SPYDER family of air defense systems, providing an effective
web of protection against a wide spectrum of airborne threats. The SPYDER-SR is a short-range
mobile air defense system, rapidly deployable and ready to fire, featuring all-weather operation.
The SR battery includes missile firing units, a command and control unit, Python 5 IIR and
iDerby RF missiles, a missile supply vehicle, and a field service vehicle. Like its SR counterpart,
the SPYDER-MR air defense system offers high mobility and rapid response. It can also be
equipped with a top-light autonomous electro-optical sensor. The SPYDER-MR battery includes missile
firing units, a command and control unit, Python 5 IIR and iDerby RF missiles plus boosters,
a radar unit, a missile supply vehicle, and a field service vehicle. Each CCU is capable of
controlling up to six missile firing units. The SPYDER systems effectively protect population
centers, strategic sites, and valued assets. The systems can also provide protection from mobile
forces, roads, and strategic points. The SPYDER-SR and MR are fully compatible.
In combination, they enable effective airport or airbase protection. There is no escape from
the SPYDER's web. The same missiles can be used for air-to-air applications.
The SPYDER systems are already operational with several armed forces.
These are the advantages they offer. Fire and forget or target update capabilities,
all-weather operations, IIR RF missiles, lock-on before or after launch, and combat proven.
The combination of two missile types enables effective use against even the smallest evasive
targets. The SPYDER family of air defense systems providing a tight-knit web of protection
from which there is no escape.

