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Compare the evidence.

Choose up to three systems. Specifications retain their source and configuration; missing information is left undisclosed.

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
Supplier-reported statusSupplier-reported status
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.

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Launch / recovery
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

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Propulsion
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

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Dimensions
Earlier Firefly folded round: 80 × 80 × 400 mm

Do not apply to the revised 1X without confirmation.

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Mass
L-SPIKE 1X: 2.2 kg

Current 1X product sheet; earlier Firefly configuration remains separate.

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Endurance
15 min loaded; 30 min reconnaissance configuration

Different configurations; supplier claims.

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Range
L-SPIKE 1X: up to 5 km

Revised brochure; earlier Firefly had shorter environment-dependent values.

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Speed
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

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Altitude
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

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Payload
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

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Sensors
Daylight and infrared imaging

Earlier Firefly baseline.

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Communications / navigation
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

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