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	==History==		==History==
	[[File:~~Flickr - Israel Defense Forces - Iron Dome Intercepts Rockets from~~ the ~~Gaza Strip~~.~~jpg~~\|thumb~~\|220px~~\|Rafael's [[Iron Dome]] air defense and [[Counter Rocket, Artillery, and Mortar\|C-RAM]] system.]]		[[File:Operation Guardian of the Walls, May 2021. XVIII.jpeg\|thumb\|Rafael's [[Iron Dome]] air defense and [[Counter Rocket, Artillery, and Mortar\|C-RAM]] system.]]
	[[File:Spike LR 3.jpg\|thumb\|220px\|Israeli soldier with [[Spike (missile)\|Spike]] anti-tank missile launcher]]		[[File:Spike LR 3.jpg\|thumb\|220px\|Israeli soldier with [[Spike (missile)\|Spike]] anti-tank missile launcher]]
	[[File:Python5-missile001.jpg\|thumb\|220px\|Python-5 (front) and Shafrir 1 (back) missiles]]		[[File:Python5-missile001.jpg\|thumb\|220px\|Python-5 (front) and Shafrir 1 (back) missiles]]
	[[File:Popey missile.jpg\|thumb\|220px\|[[Popeye (missile)\|Popeye standoff missile]]]]		[[File:Popey missile.jpg\|thumb\|220px\|[[Popeye (missile)\|Popeye standoff missile]]]]
	[[File:Trophy-APS--Merkava-4M-pic01-Zachi-Evenor (cropped).jpg\|thumb\|220px\|Rafael's [[Trophy (countermeasure)\|Trophy active protection system]], "Windbreaker", on an Israeli [[Merkava#Merkava Mark IV\|Merkava Mk IV]] [[main battle tank]].]]		[[File:Trophy-APS--Merkava-4M-pic01-Zachi-Evenor (cropped).jpg\|thumb\|220px\|Rafael's [[Trophy (countermeasure)\|Trophy active protection system]], "Windbreaker", on an Israeli [[Merkava#Merkava Mark IV\|Merkava Mk IV]] [[main battle tank]]]]

	Rafael was established in 1948 as the Science Corps ({{lang-he\|חיל המדע}}, known by the acronym HEMED, {{lang-he\|חמד}}) under the leadership of [[Shlomo Gur]]. It was renamed the Research and Design Directorate ({{Script/Hebrew\|אגף הפיתוח והתיכנון}}) in 1952. In 1952 [[David Ben-Gurion]] decided to split ~~into two agencies~~ the activities of HEMED. The pure scientific research was left with HEMED, while the development of weapons was placed in the new EMET agency.<ref>The bomb is the basement, page 43</ref>		Rafael was established in 1948 as the Science Corps ({{lang-he\|חיל המדע}}, known by the acronym HEMED, {{lang-he\|חמד}}) under the leadership of [[Shlomo Gur]]. It was renamed the Research and Design Directorate ({{Script/Hebrew\|אגף הפיתוח והתיכנון}}) in 1952. In 1952 [[David Ben-Gurion]] decided to split the activities of HEMED into two agencies. The pure scientific research was left with HEMED, while the development of weapons was placed into the new EMET agency.<ref>The bomb is the basement, page 43</ref>

	In 1954 Ben-Gurion decided to change the name of EMET to RAFAEL.<ref>The bomb is the basement, page 113</ref> It was reorganized as Rafael in 1958.<ref name="merdor">{{cite encyclopedia\|title=Science Corps (Hemed)\|encyclopedia=IDF in Its Corps: Army and Security Encyclopedia\|last=Merdor\|first=Monaya M.\|publisher=Revivim Publishing\|year=1982\|pages=17–19\|volume=~~Volume~~ 17\|language=he}}</ref>		In 1954 Ben-Gurion decided to change the name of EMET to ''RAFAEL''.<ref>The bomb is the basement, page 113</ref> It was reorganized as Rafael in 1958.<ref name="merdor">{{cite encyclopedia\|title=Science Corps (Hemed)\|encyclopedia=IDF in Its Corps: Army and Security Encyclopedia\|last=Merdor\|first=Monaya M.\|publisher=Revivim Publishing\|year=1982\|pages=17–19\|volume=17\|language=he}}</ref>

	In 1995, [[Yitzhak Rabin]] asked [[Amos Horev]] to become chairman of the board of Rafael, following many years in which Horev had served as chairman of Rafael's advisory committee.<ref name="mit-forumil">{{cite web \|url=http://mit-forum.org.il/about/advisory-board/101-amos-horev \|title=Amos Horev \|publisher=MIT Enterprise Forum \|date=January 1, 2001 \|access-date=June 17, 2010 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721143533/http://mit-forum.org.il/about/advisory-board/101-amos-horev \|archive-date=2011-07-21 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> Horev served as chairman until January 2001.<ref name="mit-forumil"/>		In 1995, [[Yitzhak Rabin]] asked [[Amos Horev]] to become chairman of the board of Rafael, following many years in which Horev had served as chairman of Rafael's advisory committee.<ref name="mit-forumil">{{cite web \|url=http://mit-forum.org.il/about/advisory-board/101-amos-horev \|title=Amos Horev \|publisher=MIT Enterprise Forum \|date=January 1, 2001 \|access-date=June 17, 2010 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721143533/http://mit-forum.org.il/about/advisory-board/101-amos-horev \|archive-date=2011-07-21 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> Horev served as chairman until January 2001.<ref name="mit-forumil"/>
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	==Technological achievements==		==Technological achievements==

	* Shafrir (later renamed [[Python (missile)\|Python]]) – one of the most successful [[air-to-air missile]]s ever made (during the 1973 [[Yom Kippur War]], the IAF launched 176 Shafrir 2 missiles, destroying 106 enemy aircraft)<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/israel/shafrir.htm\|title=Shafrir\|author=John Pike\|access-date=10 July 2015}}</ref>		* Shafrir (later renamed [[Python (missile)\|Python]]) – one of the most successful [[air-to-air missile]]s ever made (during the 1973 [[Yom Kippur War]], the IAF launched 176 Shafrir 2 missiles, destroying 106 enemy aircraft)<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/israel/shafrir.htm\|title=Shafrir\|author=John Pike\|access-date=10 July 2015}}</ref>
	* [[Spike (missile)\|Spike]] – a fourth generation<ref name=4thgen>{{cite web \|url=http://defense-update.com/features/du-2-07/helicopters_EO_missiles.htm \|title=Defense Update issue 2-07 (May - June 2007) : Electro-Optically Guided Weapons \|publisher=Defense-Update.Com \|access-date=1 July 2010 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100106035337/http://defense-update.com/features/du-2-07/helicopters_EO_missiles.htm \|archive-date=6 January 2010 \|url-status=dead \|df=dmy-all }}</ref> [[fire-and-forget]] [[anti-tank guided missile]]		* [[Spike (missile)\|Spike]] – a fourth generation<ref name=4thgen>{{cite web \|url=http://defense-update.com/features/du-2-07/helicopters_EO_missiles.htm \|title=Defense Update issue 2-07 (May - June 2007) : Electro-Optically Guided Weapons \|publisher=Defense-Update.Com \|access-date=1 July 2010 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100106035337/http://defense-update.com/features/du-2-07/helicopters_EO_missiles.htm \|archive-date=6 January 2010 \|url-status=dead \|df=dmy-all }}</ref> [[fire-and-forget]] [[anti-tank guided missile]]
	* [[Popeye (missile)\|Popeye]] – an air-to-ground missile system		* [[Popeye (missile)\|Popeye]] – an air-to-ground missile system
	** [[Popeye (missile)#Popeye Turbo Submarine Launched Cruise Missile\|Popeye Turbo SLCM]] – believed to be a nuclear-tipped [[submarine-launched cruise missile]]<ref>[http://www.fas.org/nuke/guide/israel/missile/popeye-t.htm Popeye Turbo - Israel Special Weapons]. Fas.org. Retrieved on 2013-07-17.</ref>		** [[Popeye (missile)#Popeye Turbo Submarine Launched Cruise Missile\|Popeye Turbo SLCM]] – believed to be a nuclear-tipped [[submarine-launched cruise missile]]<ref>[http://www.fas.org/nuke/guide/israel/missile/popeye-t.htm Popeye Turbo - Israel Special Weapons]. Fas.org. Retrieved on 2013-07-17.</ref>
			*[[Iron Beam]] – laser missile defense system
	* [[Iron Dome]] – the world's first operational [[Anti-aircraft warfare\|air defense system]] to intercept short-range [[rocket]]s and [[Shell (projectile)\|artillery shells]]<ref name=firstInterceptAshkelon>{{cite news\|title=Iron Dome successfully intercepts Gaza rocket for first time\|url=http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/iron-dome-successfully-intercepts-gaza-rocket-for-first-time-1.354696\|access-date=7 April 2011\|newspaper=Haaretz\|date=7 April 2011\|author=Anshel Pfeffer\|author2=Yanir Yagna}}</ref>		* [[Iron Dome]] – the world's first operational [[Anti-aircraft warfare\|air defense system]] to intercept short-range [[rocket]]s and [[Shell (projectile)\|artillery shells]]<ref name=firstInterceptAshkelon>{{cite news\|title=Iron Dome successfully intercepts Gaza rocket for first time\|url=http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/iron-dome-successfully-intercepts-gaza-rocket-for-first-time-1.354696\|access-date=7 April 2011\|newspaper=Haaretz\|date=7 April 2011\|author=Anshel Pfeffer\|author2=Yanir Yagna}}</ref>
	* [[Trophy (countermeasure)\|Trophy]] – the world's second operational [[active protection system]], which successfully destroyed an anti-tank missile launched from the [[Gaza Strip]] toward a [[Merkava]] Mark IV tank near [[Nir Oz]]<ref>{{cite web\|last=HARTMAN\|first=BEN\|url=http://www.jpost.com/Defense/Article.aspx?id=210366\|title=Anti-tank missile system stops attack on IDF tank\|work=News Article\|publisher=Jerusalem Post}}</ref>		* [[Trophy (countermeasure)\|Trophy]] – the world's second operational [[active protection system]], which successfully destroyed an anti-tank missile launched from the [[Gaza Strip]] toward a [[Merkava]] Mark IV tank near [[Nir Oz]]<ref>{{cite web\|last=HARTMAN\|first=BEN\|url=http://www.jpost.com/Defense/Article.aspx?id=210366\|title=Anti-tank missile system stops attack on IDF tank\|work=News Article\|publisher=Jerusalem Post}}</ref>
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	In 1993, Rafael Development Corporation (RDC), a [[technology transfer]] company, was established as a joint venture with [[Elron Electronic Industries]]; in order to commercialize applications based on defense technologies for medical devices, telecommunications, and semiconductor industries.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=536891\|title=RDC Rafael Development Corporation Ltd.: Private Company Information - Businessweek\|work=Businessweek.com\|access-date=10 July 2015}}</ref> The company has successfully established and developed several companies including:		In 1993, Rafael Development Corporation (RDC), a [[technology transfer]] company, was established as a joint venture with [[Elron Electronic Industries]]; in order to commercialize applications based on defense technologies for medical devices, telecommunications, and semiconductor industries.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=536891\|title=RDC Rafael Development Corporation Ltd.: Private Company Information - Businessweek\|work=Businessweek.com\|access-date=10 July 2015}}</ref> The company has successfully established and developed several companies including:

	* [[Given Imaging]] – a pioneer in the sphere of [[capsule endoscopy]]<ref>[http://www.investinisrael.gov.il/NR/exeres/01104877-8720-4F39-8441-BD24EC58D8B9.htm Invest in Israel: Given Imaging] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721142613/http://www.investinisrael.gov.il/NR/exeres/01104877-8720-4F39-8441-BD24EC58D8B9.htm \|date=2011-07-21 }}</ref>		* [[Given Imaging]] – a pioneer in the sphere of [[capsule endoscopy]].<ref>[http://www.investinisrael.gov.il/NR/exeres/01104877-8720-4F39-8441-BD24EC58D8B9.htm Invest in Israel: Given Imaging] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721142613/http://www.investinisrael.gov.il/NR/exeres/01104877-8720-4F39-8441-BD24EC58D8B9.htm \|date=2011-07-21 }}</ref>
	* [[Oramir\|Oramir Semiconductor Equipment]] – developer of laser cleaning technologies for the semiconductor industry,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150403093030/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-12813651.html Fairchild launches Oramir] Israel Business Today</ref> sold to [[Applied Materials]] in 2001 for $21 million.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.secinfo.com/d6p8.4f897.htm\|title=SEC Info - Applied Materials Inc/DE - '10-Q' for 7/29/01\|access-date=10 July 2015}}</ref>		* [[Oramir\|Oramir Semiconductor Equipment]] – developer of laser cleaning technologies for the semiconductor industry,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150403093030/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-12813651.html Fairchild launches Oramir] Israel Business Today</ref> sold to [[Applied Materials]] in 2001 for $21 million.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.secinfo.com/d6p8.4f897.htm\|title=SEC Info - Applied Materials Inc/DE - '10-Q' for 7/29/01\|access-date=10 July 2015}}</ref>
	* Starling Advanced Communications ([[TASE]]:STLG) – provider of broadband wireless networking solutions for [[airliner]]s.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/snapshot/snapshot.asp?ticker=STLG:IT\|title=List of Public Companies Worldwide, Letter - Businessweek - Businessweek\|work=Businessweek.com\|access-date=10 July 2015}}{{dead link\|date=March 2018 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>		* Starling Advanced Communications ([[TASE]]:STLG) – provider of broadband wireless networking solutions for [[airliner]]s.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/snapshot/snapshot.asp?ticker=STLG:IT\|title=List of Public Companies Worldwide, Letter - Businessweek - Businessweek\|work=Businessweek.com\|access-date=10 July 2015}}{{dead link\|date=March 2018 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
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	== See also ==		== See also ==
	{{Div col}}		{{Div col}}
	*[[~~Military equipment of~~ Israel]]		*[[Elbit]] (El-Op)
			*[[Israel Aerospace Industries\|Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI)]]
			*[[Israel Association for Automatic Control]]
	*[[Israel Military Industries]]		*[[Israel Military Industries]]
	*[[Israel Aerospace Industries\|Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI)]]
	*[[Israel Shipyards]]		*[[Israel Shipyards]]
	*[[Israel ~~Association for Automatic Control~~]]		*[[Military equipment of Israel]]
	*[[Elbit]] (El-Op)
	*[[Soltam]]		*[[Soltam]]
	*[[Military Institute of Armament Technology]]
	*[[Defence Technology Institute]]
	*[[Swedish Defence Research Agency]]
	*[[Defence Research and Development Organisation]]
	*[[National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology]]
	{{Div col end}}		{{Div col end}}

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	== External links ==		== External links ==
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	*{{Official website\|www.rafael.co.il\|Rafael official website}}		*{{Official website\|www.rafael.co.il\|Rafael official website}}
	*[http://www.rdc.co.il Rafael Development Corporation]		*[http://www.rdc.co.il Rafael Development Corporation]
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{{Short description|Israeli defense company}}
{{other uses|Rafael (disambiguation)}}
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'''Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd.''' ({{lang-he|רפאל - מערכות לחימה מתקדמות בע"מ}}, formerly '''Rafael Armament Development Authority'''), ("Rafael" from Hebrew acronym of "Authority for the Development of Armaments" - {{Script/Hebrew|רשות לפיתוח אמצעי לחימה}}) is an Israeli [[Defense contractor|defense technology company]]. It was founded as Israel's National R&D Defense Laboratory for the development of [[weapon]]s and [[military technology]] within the [[Ministry of Defense (Israel)|Israeli Ministry of Defense]]; in 2002 it was incorporated as a [[limited company]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://duns100.dundb.co.il/ts.cgi?tsscript=comp_eng&duns=600024863|title=Globes Dun's 100 - Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd.|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514133537/http://duns100.dundb.co.il/ts.cgi?tsscript=comp_eng&duns=600024863|archive-date=2013-05-14}}</ref>

Rafael develops and produces weapons, military, and defense technologies for the [[Israel Defense Forces]] and for export abroad. All current projects are [[Classified information|classified]].

==History==
[[File:Flickr - Israel Defense Forces - Iron Dome Intercepts Rockets from the Gaza Strip.jpg|thumb|220px|Rafael's [[Iron Dome]] air defense and [[Counter Rocket, Artillery, and Mortar|C-RAM]] system.]]
[[File:Spike LR 3.jpg|thumb|220px|Israeli soldier with [[Spike (missile)|Spike]] anti-tank missile launcher]]
[[File:Python5-missile001.jpg|thumb|220px|Python-5 (front) and Shafrir 1 (back) missiles]]
[[File:Popey missile.jpg|thumb|220px|[[Popeye (missile)|Popeye standoff missile]]]]
[[File:Trophy-APS--Merkava-4M-pic01-Zachi-Evenor (cropped).jpg|thumb|220px|Rafael's [[Trophy (countermeasure)|Trophy active protection system]], "Windbreaker", on an Israeli [[Merkava#Merkava Mark IV|Merkava Mk IV]] [[main battle tank]].]]

Rafael was established in 1948 as the Science Corps ({{lang-he|חיל המדע}}, known by the acronym HEMED, {{lang-he|חמד}}) under the leadership of [[Shlomo Gur]]. It was renamed the Research and Design Directorate ({{Script/Hebrew|אגף הפיתוח והתיכנון}}) in 1952. In 1952 [[David Ben-Gurion]] decided to split into two agencies the activities of HEMED. The pure scientific research was left with HEMED, while the development of weapons was placed in the new EMET agency.<ref>The bomb is the basement, page 43</ref>

In 1954 Ben-Gurion decided to change the name of EMET to RAFAEL.<ref>The bomb is the basement, page 113</ref> It was reorganized as Rafael in 1958.<ref name="merdor">{{cite encyclopedia|title=Science Corps (Hemed)|encyclopedia=IDF in Its Corps: Army and Security Encyclopedia|last=Merdor|first=Monaya M.|publisher=Revivim Publishing|year=1982|pages=17–19|volume=Volume 17|language=he}}</ref>

In 1995, [[Yitzhak Rabin]] asked [[Amos Horev]] to become chairman of the board of Rafael, following many years in which Horev had served as chairman of Rafael's advisory committee.<ref name="mit-forumil">{{cite web |url=http://mit-forum.org.il/about/advisory-board/101-amos-horev |title=Amos Horev |publisher=MIT Enterprise Forum |date=January 1, 2001 |access-date=June 17, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721143533/http://mit-forum.org.il/about/advisory-board/101-amos-horev |archive-date=2011-07-21 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Horev served as chairman until January 2001.<ref name="mit-forumil"/>

===Restructuring as a limited company===
During the early 1990s Rafael was operating at a loss (peaking in 1995, with a loss of $120 million on a turnover of $460 million). Therefore, it was decided to restructure the organization and start operating Rafael as a company. Initially the new company had three discrete divisions, each operating as a profit centre, with a separate balance sheet presented to the newly formed management board.<ref>{{cite news|title=Rafael Operating as Gov't Company Since January 1 - Preparatory to Becoming Limited Company|url=http://www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/docview.asp?did=368672|newspaper=Globes|date=May 1, 1997}}</ref>

The restructuring was completed in 2002 when Rafael was formally incorporated as a [[limited company]] (although still as a [[government-owned corporation]]), while maintaining its technological capabilities through an investment of about 10% of turnover in [[R&D]] programs. In its first year as a limited company, Rafael earned a $37 million profit on $830 million in sales.<ref>{{cite news|title=Rafael 2003 net profit: $37m|url=http://www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/docview.asp?did=781005|newspaper=Globes|date=March 17, 2004}}</ref> By 2016, Rafael reported annual net profits of 473 million [[Israeli new shekel|ILS]] (roughly 130 million dollars), up 3%, compared with ILS 459 million in 2015. New orders in 2016 totaled ILS 10.7 billion, and sales amounted to ILS 8.32 billion, 6% more than in 2015. The company's orders backlog as of the end of 2016 was ILS 21.72 billion, 12% more than at the end of 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.globes.co.il/en/article-rafael-reports-higher-profit-for-2016-1001181597|title=Rafael reports higher profit for 2016|last=Azulai|first=Yuval|date=March 20, 2017|website=Globes}}</ref>

On October 14, 2007, the company changed its name from Rafael Armament Development Authority Ltd. to Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd.

==Technological achievements==

* Shafrir (later renamed [[Python (missile)|Python]]) – one of the most successful [[air-to-air missile]]s ever made (during the 1973 [[Yom Kippur War]], the IAF launched 176 Shafrir 2 missiles, destroying 106 enemy aircraft)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/israel/shafrir.htm|title=Shafrir|author=John Pike|access-date=10 July 2015}}</ref>
* [[Spike (missile)|Spike]] – a fourth generation<ref name=4thgen>{{cite web |url=http://defense-update.com/features/du-2-07/helicopters_EO_missiles.htm |title=Defense Update issue 2-07 (May - June 2007) : Electro-Optically Guided Weapons |publisher=Defense-Update.Com |access-date=1 July 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100106035337/http://defense-update.com/features/du-2-07/helicopters_EO_missiles.htm |archive-date=6 January 2010 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> [[fire-and-forget]] [[anti-tank guided missile]]
* [[Popeye (missile)|Popeye]] – an air-to-ground missile system
** [[Popeye (missile)#Popeye Turbo Submarine Launched Cruise Missile|Popeye Turbo SLCM]] – believed to be a nuclear-tipped [[submarine-launched cruise missile]]<ref>[http://www.fas.org/nuke/guide/israel/missile/popeye-t.htm Popeye Turbo - Israel Special Weapons]. Fas.org. Retrieved on 2013-07-17.</ref>
* [[Iron Dome]] – the world's first operational [[Anti-aircraft warfare|air defense system]] to intercept short-range [[rocket]]s and [[Shell (projectile)|artillery shells]]<ref name=firstInterceptAshkelon>{{cite news|title=Iron Dome successfully intercepts Gaza rocket for first time|url=http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/iron-dome-successfully-intercepts-gaza-rocket-for-first-time-1.354696|access-date=7 April 2011|newspaper=Haaretz|date=7 April 2011|author=Anshel Pfeffer|author2=Yanir Yagna}}</ref>
* [[Trophy (countermeasure)|Trophy]] – the world's second operational [[active protection system]], which successfully destroyed an anti-tank missile launched from the [[Gaza Strip]] toward a [[Merkava]] Mark IV tank near [[Nir Oz]]<ref>{{cite web|last=HARTMAN|first=BEN|url=http://www.jpost.com/Defense/Article.aspx?id=210366|title=Anti-tank missile system stops attack on IDF tank|work=News Article|publisher=Jerusalem Post}}</ref>
* [[Protector USV]] – the world's first operational [[unmanned surface vehicle]] (unmanned, autonomous naval combat system)<ref>{{cite web |title=Protector |work=Defence Updates |url=http://www.defense-update.com/products/p/protector.htm |access-date=2007-04-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070503115143/http://www.defense-update.com/products/p/protector.htm |archive-date=2007-05-03 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[David's Sling]] – surface-to-air missile system

==Civilian technology transfer==
In 1993, Rafael Development Corporation (RDC), a [[technology transfer]] company, was established as a joint venture with [[Elron Electronic Industries]]; in order to commercialize applications based on defense technologies for medical devices, telecommunications, and semiconductor industries.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=536891|title=RDC Rafael Development Corporation Ltd.: Private Company Information - Businessweek|work=Businessweek.com|access-date=10 July 2015}}</ref> The company has successfully established and developed several companies including:

* [[Given Imaging]] – a pioneer in the sphere of [[capsule endoscopy]]<ref>[http://www.investinisrael.gov.il/NR/exeres/01104877-8720-4F39-8441-BD24EC58D8B9.htm Invest in Israel: Given Imaging] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721142613/http://www.investinisrael.gov.il/NR/exeres/01104877-8720-4F39-8441-BD24EC58D8B9.htm |date=2011-07-21 }}</ref>
* [[Oramir|Oramir Semiconductor Equipment]] – developer of laser cleaning technologies for the semiconductor industry,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150403093030/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-12813651.html Fairchild launches Oramir] Israel Business Today</ref> sold to [[Applied Materials]] in 2001 for $21 million.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.secinfo.com/d6p8.4f897.htm|title=SEC Info - Applied Materials Inc/DE - '10-Q' for 7/29/01|access-date=10 July 2015}}</ref>
* Starling Advanced Communications ([[TASE]]:STLG) – provider of broadband wireless networking solutions for [[airliner]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/snapshot/snapshot.asp?ticker=STLG:IT|title=List of Public Companies Worldwide, Letter - Businessweek - Businessweek|work=Businessweek.com|access-date=10 July 2015}}{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
* Galil Medical – a developer of [[cryotherapy]] solutions.<ref name=globes>{{cite news|title=Elron sells entire Galil Medical stake|url=http://www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/docview.asp?did=1000546886&fid=1725|newspaper=Globes|date=15 March 2010}}</ref>
* SELA Semiconductor Engineering Laboratories – a provider of automated sample preparation tools for semiconductor manufacturers, sold to Camtek Intelligent Imaging.<ref name=globes />
* 3DV Systems – developers of the [[ZCam]], a [[time-of-flight camera]] products for [[video]] applications, sold to [[Microsoft]].<ref name="MS confirmed">{{cite web |first=Shmulik |last=Shelah |title=Microsoft confirms 3DV acquisition |url=http://www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/docview.asp?did=1000460733 |work=[[Globes (newspaper)|Globes]] |publisher=Globes Publisher Itonut |location=[[Tel Aviv]] |date=2009-06-22 |quote=[Microsoft corporate vice president of Israel Research & Development Moshe Lichtman] said, for the first time officially, that "the R&D center helped Microsoft in buying the intellectual property of 3DV Systems, and in the wake of that dozens of the company's employees were recruited to work at the development center." |access-date=2009-06-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090626051708/http://www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/docView.asp?did=1000460733 |archive-date=2009-06-26}} [http://www.ivc-online.com/ivcWeeklyItem.asp?articleID=9252 Alt URL]</ref>
* Medingo – developer of a micro pump [[insulin delivery]] system consists of two parts: a semi-disposable insulin dispensing patch and a remote control, which allows for discreet personalised insulin delivery. The company was sold to [[Hoffmann-La Roche]]'s subsidiary [[Roche Diagnostics]] for $160 million as well as up to $40 million in milestone payments.<ref>{{cite news|title=Roche Acquires Insulin Pump Company Medingo|url=https://www.diabetesdaily.com/forum/diabetes-news/41612-roche-acquires-insulin-pump-company-medingo|newspaper=Diabetes Daily|date=14 April 2010}}</ref>

==Products==
* Air Defense systems
** [[Iron Dome]]
*** [[Tamir (missile)|Tamir]], missile used by Iron Dome
*** [[C-Dome]] (the naval version of Iron Dome)
** [[MIC4AD]]
** [[SPYDER]]
** [[David's Sling]]
** [[Drone Dome]]
** [[Iron Beam]]
* Air to Air missiles
** [[Python-5]]
** [[Python (missile)#Derby|I-Derby]]
** [[Python (missile)#I-Derby ER|I-Derby ER]]
* Air to Surface missile
** [[Spice (bomb)]] Family
** [[Sparrow (target missile)|SPARROW family]]
** [[Rocks (bomb)|Rocks]] Family, unveiled in February 2019.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hughes |first1=Robin |title=Rafael unveils Rocks air-to-surface missile |url=https://www.janes.com/article/86679/rafael-unveils-rocks-air-to-surface-missile |website=Jane's 360 |access-date=20 February 2019 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20190220211407/https://www.janes.com/article/86679/rafael-unveils-rocks-air-to-surface-missile |archive-date=2019-02-20 |location=London |date=20 February 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Ahronheim |first1=Anna |title=Israel unveils Rafael's new advanced bunker buster missile, 'Rocks' |url=https://www.jpost.com/Arab-Israeli-Conflict/Israel-unveils-Rafaels-new-advanced-bunker-buster-missile-Rocks-581201 |website=The Jerusalem Post |access-date=20 February 2019 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20190220211431/https://www.jpost.com/Arab-Israeli-Conflict/Israel-unveils-Rafaels-new-advanced-bunker-buster-missile-Rocks-581201 |archive-date=2019-02-20 |date=20 February 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Precision Guided missiles
** [[Spike (missile)|SPIKE ER]]
** [[Spike (missile)|SPIKE LR]]
** [[Spike (missile)|SPIKE NLOS]]
** [[Sea Breaker (missile)|Sea Breaker]]
* Missile upgrade kits
** Electro-optical Precision Integration Kit (EPIK)<ref name="ynetnews1">{{cite news|url=https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-5277924,00.html|title='Sharp Flame': Rafael's new rocket precision guidance system|author=Zitun , Yoav|work=[[Ynetnews]]|date=March 6, 2018|access-date=June 4, 2018}}</ref>
* Active Protection System
** [[Trophy active protection system]] "Windbreaker" ([[Hebrew]]: מעיל רוח)
* Remote-controlled weapon station
** Rafael OWS (nicknamed "[[FN MAG|MAG Rafael]]" by the [[Israel Defense Forces|IDF]])
** [[Samson RCWS]] ([[Hebrew]] name: קטלנית)
** [[Typhoon Weapon Station]] for naval applications and military ships

== See also ==
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*[[Military equipment of Israel]]
*[[Israel Military Industries]]
*[[Israel Aerospace Industries|Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI)]]
*[[Israel Shipyards]]
*[[Israel Association for Automatic Control]]
*[[Elbit]] (El-Op)
*[[Soltam]]
*[[Military Institute of Armament Technology]]
*[[Defence Technology Institute]]
*[[Swedish Defence Research Agency]]
*[[Defence Research and Development Organisation]]
*[[National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology]]
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==References==
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*''The bomb in the basement'', Michael Karpin, Ed Simon & Schuster. {{ISBN|978-0-7432-6595-9}}

== External links ==
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*{{Official website|www.rafael.co.il|Rafael official website}}
*[http://www.rdc.co.il Rafael Development Corporation]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20050129014441/http://www.eurosatory.mod.gov.il/pdfs/rafae1.pdf Rafael at EurpStory 2004]
*[http://www.rafael.co.il/web/rafnew/events/lic-05.htm Rafael at the LIC-2005 conference]

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