01 / Overview
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems
Legal Name
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd.
Headquarters
Founded
1948 (78 years)
Structure
State Company
Revenue
$3.1B
Employees
8,000
Portfolio
Website
02 / Company Profile
COMPANY IDENTITY State Company
1948 Founded · 78 years
8,000 Employees · 2022
$3.1B Annual Revenue · 2021
$384.4K Revenue per Employee
Haifa, Israel PRODUCTION POWER archive data
Weapons & Equipment Produced
Systems Supplied
Operator Countries
Conflict Service
PORTFOLIO BREAKDOWN 12 categories
22 Produced
0 Supplied
Air-to-Air Missiles %14 3
Air Defense Systems %14 3
Armoured Vehicles %14 3
UAV / Drones %14 3
Guided Bombs %9 2
Air-to-Surface Missiles %9 2
ATGM %5 1
Naval SAM %5 1
Grenade Launchers & Grenades %5 1
Ballistic (Conventional) %5 1
Future / Concept Naval %5 1
Directed Energy %5 1
CLASS LEADER?performance position within category
67This company's product average
(22 products)
(22 products)
▲
53Archive-wide average
(13517 products)
(13517 products)
BUSIEST PRODUCTION AREAShort-Range AAM (SRAAM / WVR)
This company's products perform above the archive average.
03 / Products & Production · 22 platforms
FLAGSHIP PRODUCTthe highest-scoring system in the portfolio
Short-Range AAM (SRAAM / WVR)Rafael Python 5
89
PRODUCT CATALOG 22 platforms
SHORT-RANGE AAM (SRAAM / WVR)
LONG-RANGE SAM
ANTI-TANK GUIDED MISSILES (ATGM)
GPS / INS GUIDED BOMBS (JDAM)
TANKS
AIR-TO-GROUND MISSILES (AGM)
SHIP-LAUNCHED SAM / NAVAL AAW
ARMOURED PERSONNEL CARRIERS (APC)
ROCKET-PROPELLED GRENADES (RPG)
MEDIUM-RANGE SAM
MRAP & PROTECTED MOBILITY VEHICLES
LOITERING MUNITIONS
COUNTER-DRONE SYSTEMS (C-UAS)
SHORT-RANGE BALLISTIC MISSILES (SRBM)
UNMANNED SURFACE VESSELS (USV)
RECONNAISSANCE / SURVEILLANCE DRONES
MEDIUM-RANGE AAM (MRAAM / BVR)
LASER WEAPON SYSTEMS
COLLABORATING COMPANIES11 joint producers
04 / Trade & Deals · 2 deals
DEFENSE DEALS2 deals
| Year | Buyer | Product / Service | Quantity | Amount | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Vietnam | Spike Firefly ("Maoz") + licensed local production | — | $250 M | Technology | Signed | |
| 2018 |  United Kingdom | Rafael Drone Dome | 6 | $20 M | export | confirmed |
05 / Global Reach · 58 countries · 7 conflicts
GLOBAL FOOTPRINT — COUNTRIES USING ITS PRODUCTS 58 country
Israel 
India 
Singapore 
Brazil 
Colombia Vietnam 
Australia 
Philippines 
South Korea 
Thailand United Kingdom 
United States 
Azerbaijan 
Chile 
Cyprus 
Czech Republic 
Germany 
Romania 
United Arab Emirates 
Belgium 
Canada 
Croatia 
Ecuador 
Estonia 
Finland 
Georgia 
Greece 
Italy 
Kingdom of the Netherlands 
Mexico 
Morocco 
Peru 
Slovakia 
Slovenia 
Switzerland 
Taiwan 
Turkey 
Venezuela 
Argentina 
Bolivia 
Bulgaria 
Denmark 
El Salvador 
Ethiopia 
Honduras 
Hungary 
Iran 
Japan 
Kenya 
Latvia 
Lithuania 
People's Republic of China 
Poland 
Portugal 
Saudi Arabia 
South Africa 
Spain 
Ukraine CONFLICTS ITS PRODUCTS SERVED IN 7 conflict
06 / Competition
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Products22
Founded1948
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Revenue—
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CLOSE RIVALS IN SAME CATEGORYsimilar product area · close score
COMPANIES FROM SAME COUNTRYIsrael
📚 SOURCES
- Company website: https://www.rafael.co.il/
- Publicly available open sources and databases.