Israel has not given permission for the transfer of Spike to Ukraine

According to available information, US Deputy Secretary of Defense Colin Kahl had a meeting with the Director-General of the Israeli Defense Ministry Amir Eshel, during which he asked whether Israel would allow Ukraine to hand over Spike anti-aircraft missiles from Germany.

Axios writes that Mr. Eshel rejected the request, saying that Israel would supply only non-lethal military equipment to Ukraine. The official said that Israel was concerned that the Russian military could be killed with Israeli weapons, which in turn could lead to Russia harming Israel's security interests in Syria, where it has influence. As if Russia cannot incite its henchmen to Israel without any reason, just because it has such a possibility.

Axios notes that the issue of arms supplies is one of the important political differences between the United States and Israel when it comes to Russia's war against Ukraine.

As we have already written before, Israeli anti-tank guided missile Spike is one of the best anti-tank weapons in the world. The latest versions of Spike-ER II and Spike-NLOS can hit targets even within a radius of direct fire, at a distance of 10-25 km. This is a real game-changer, ATGM with artillery range and accuracy of attacking UAVs. Unfortunately, the Armed Forces of Ukraine does not seem to receive it.

Thanks, Israel, we will not forget that.

Technical specifications of ATGM Spike

Weight:

Mass Spike-ER for a helicopter – 187 kg (launcher + 4 missiles)

Spike-MR/LR – 26.8 kg (launcher, tripod, missile, battery, thermal sight)

Spike-SR: – 9.6 kg (missile in a tube)

Length:

Spike-MR/LR – 1200 mm

Spike-ER – 1670 mm

Diameter:

Spike-MR/LR – 130 mm

Spike-ER – 170 mm

Readiness for launch – 30 seconds

Reloading – 15 seconds

Effective firing range:

Spike-SR – up to 1.5 km

Spike-MR – up to 2.5 km

Spike-LR – up to 4 km

Spike-LR II – up to 5.5 km

Spike-ER – up to 8 km

Spike-ER II – up to 10 km

Spike-NLOS – 25 km

Sights - 10x optical sight

Warhead – tandem-cumulative

Detonation – piezoelectric trigger

Engine – solid-propellant rocket

Guidance - infrared homing, electro-optical or dual