This is similar to the lofted trajectory flight profile of the US FGM-148 Javelin.ĭesign Cut away diagram of Spike ATGM.

The missile can engage and destroy targets within the line-of-sight of the launcher ('fire-and-forget'), and some variants can make a top attack through a 'fire, observe and update' method (essentially lock-on after launch) the operator tracking the target, or switching to another target, optically through the trailing fiber-optic wire (or RF link in the case of the vehicle-mounted, long-range NLOS variant) while the missile is climbing to altitude after launch. It is available in man-portable, vehicle-launched, and helicopter-launched variants. It was developed and designed by the Israeli company Rafael Advanced Defense Systems. As of 2007, it is in its fourth generation. Spike ( Hebrew: ספייק) is an Israeli fire-and-forget anti-tank guided missile and anti-personnel missile with a tandem-charge high-explosive anti-tank (HEAT) warhead. Infrared homing – Electro-optical ( CCD, imaging infrared (IIR), or dual CCD/IIR), passive CCD, or dual CCD/IIR seeker