Israel AH-64s get Spike missile

The AH-64D Saraf can carry two to four Spike missiles on each stub wing. While the AH-1 Tzefa had its gun deleted to house a missile communication antenna, the Saraf uses internal encrypted communication systems to guide the missile. Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd THE ISRAELI Air Force (IAF) has integrated the Rafael Spike fire-and-forget antitank missile on its AH-64D Saraf attack helicopters. The electro-optically guided weapon was already in Israel Defense Forces use in ground-based and naval applications, and