Spain to purchase Rafael German unit missiles in Israel protest
The Spanish authorities of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s is without doubt one of the most anti-Israeli within the EU, and this was demonstrated in June 2025, when the Ministry of Protection in Madrid suspended a €285 million deal to obtain Spike LR2 anti-tank missiles from Rafael Advance Protection Methods as a protest in opposition to the warfare in Gaza. This meant Spain wanted superior missiles from elsewhere, so it turned to EuroSpike.
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Rafael owns 20% of the European firm, with German firms Rheinmetall and Diehl, which every maintain 40%. This firm produces MELLS, the European variant of the Spike LR2, by which the Spaniards can even be capable to use the Spike LR missiles that they’ve been working for 17 years. The Sánchez authorities justified the deal by saying that the parts of MELLS are manufactured in Europe.
The deal was first struck in October 2023, when the Spanish Ministry of Protection reached an settlement with Pap Tecnos, a subsidiary of Rafael in Spain, to buy the Spike LR 2 missiles. The deal included 168 launchers, 1,680 missiles and full logistical help. When the choice was made to “droop the settlement” there was an expectation that US giants Raytheon and Lockheed Martin would profit from the anti-Israel coverage by the sale of Javelin missiles, however Madrid is concentrating on MELLS, which is identical missile in a unique guise.
The Spike sequence contains a variety of fashions, tailored to totally different ranges and numerous platforms. The lightest mannequin, Tact (Spike SR), weighs about 10 kilograms, is carried on the shoulder and is designed for ranges of as much as 2 kilometers. On the different finish of the spectrum, is the Spike NLOS referred to as Tammuz, which weighs about 71 kilograms, can hit a goal as much as 32 kilometers away, and could be launched from land, air and sea platforms. The largest demand worldwide is for the Spike LR fashions (with a spread of 4 kilometers) and the Spike LR2, with a spread of 5.5 kilometers from the bottom and 10 kilometers from the air.
Revealed by Globes, Israel enterprise information – en.globes.co.il – on February 16, 2026.
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