2024-05-12 04:05:00
Another country, Africa in 2023 and 2024″>Kenya, has shown interest in the Israeli Spyder air defense system, produced by the defense concern Rafael Advanced Defense Systems.
Globes reports.
Government officials are currently in negotiations to purchase weapons as Kenya, like its neighbors, perceives a growing need for air defense systems. Currently, Kenya is focused on the Spyder system, which, according to foreign news outlets, has already been purchased by another African country, Morocco. However, according to some sources, the country’s interest in the Spyder air defense system may yet change.
If the deal goes through, it will be a significant shift for Rafael, as only 1 percent of its sales in 2023 were made on the African continent. The Israeli defense company posted record sales of NIS 14.04 billion last year, up 21 percent from the year before. The company’s main markets were Europe (19 percent) and Asia (19 percent), while America was not a particularly significant sales area (only 7 percent)
Note that the Spyder air defense system provides protection at various distances from a variety of threats: unmanned aerial vehicles, airplanes, helicopters and ballistic missiles. The system intercepts threats using two types of missiles produced by Rafael: Python and Derby.
“Cursor” wrote earlier that the Brazilian army postponed for two months the conclusion of a deal to purchase 36 self-propelled artillery units (self-propelled guns) produced by the Israeli company Elbit System.