Israeli firm Rafael Superior Protection Techniques has reported a file backlog of orders of NIS 59 billion on the finish of the second quarter. The orders embrace a big and stunning rise within the Americas, and a slight fall in gross sales in Israel.
Rafael’s income within the second quarter was NIS 3.9 billion, up 25% from the corresponding quarter of 2023. New orders within the second quarter amounted to NIS 6.4 billion, up from NIS 3.9 billion within the second quarter of 2023.
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Gross sales in Israel represented 54% of general gross sales within the second quarter, down from 59% within the first quarter. Gross sales to Europe fell over this era from 20% to 19% and gross sales to Asia rose from 17% to 18%, whereas gross sales to the Americas jumped from 3% to eight%. The ZM web site lately reported that Argentina is contemplating procuring Spike LR2 anti-tank missiles from Rafael and the rise may stem from such a sale.
“Because the begin of the 12 months we’ve got employed greater than 1,100 staff”
Rafael CEO Yoav Tourgeman tells “Globes,” “Because the begin of the 12 months we’ve got employed greater than 1,100 staff. A 3rd of our exercise offers with growth, we make investments large quantities of power in figuring out the long run.” Turgeman says that Rafael’s laser-based air protection system, Iron Beam is predicted to enter operational service subsequent 12 months, as beforehand introduced. “Iron Beam is simply one of many developments that’s progressing at a pleasant tempo, and it has world technological breakthroughs.”
A collection of merchandise that Tourgeman admits is arousing nice curiosity abroad is the Spike anti-tank missile, wherein, as reported, Argentina can be . The Spike collection contains quite a lot of missiles beginning with the shoulder-launched mannequin (Spike SR), which weighs about 10 kilograms and has a spread of as much as 2 kilometers by way of to the Spike NLOS, which weighs 71 kilograms and has a spread of as much as 32 km and could be launched from land, air or sea platforms. The Spike collection additionally contains the Firefly, a loitering munition weighing 15 kilograms and with a spread of as much as 1.5 kilometers, though many of the collection are anti-tank missiles. “We’re lively in 41 international locations with a Spike,” Tourgeman says. “There’s a membership for system customers, with data and expertise handed round between one another.”
Printed by Globes, Israel enterprise information – en.globes.co.il – on August 28, 2024.
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