Firefly / L-SPIKE 1X
Small rotary-wing loitering-munition lineage with earlier Firefly and revised L-SPIKE 1X baselines kept distinct.
- Country / region
- Israel
- Programme status
- Supplier-reported status
- Sources reviewed
- 21 Sept 2026
- Primary domain
- Air
- System type
- Loitering munition
- Developer / manufacturer
- Rafael
- Origin / production countries
- Israel
- Other names
- SPIKE Firefly; L-SPIKE 1X
- Variants / configurations
- Earlier SPIKE Firefly brochure configuration; L-SPIKE 1X, 2025 brochure
- Operators / programme customers
- Not identified in reviewed sources
Evidence & current status
Manufacturer brochures identify different generations. Supplier operational claims do not independently establish the current configuration of each customer fleet.
Role & capabilities
- Loitering munition programme
Specifications in context
- Airframe
- Small rotary-wing aircraft
Earlier Firefly configuration.
Source - Launch / recovery
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
Source - Propulsion
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
Source - Dimensions
- Earlier Firefly folded round: 80 × 80 × 400 mm
Do not apply to the revised 1X without confirmation.
Source - Mass
- L-SPIKE 1X: 2.2 kg
Current 1X product sheet; earlier Firefly configuration remains separate.
Source - Endurance
- 15 min loaded; 30 min reconnaissance configuration
Different configurations; supplier claims.
Source - Range
- L-SPIKE 1X: up to 5 km
Revised brochure; earlier Firefly had shorter environment-dependent values.
Source - Speed
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
Source - Altitude
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
Source - Payload
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
Source - Sensors
- Daylight and infrared imaging
Earlier Firefly baseline.
Source - Communications / navigation
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
Source