Israel's NT Spike is a family of related antitank missiles sharing common sub-systems that was first unveiled in 1997. The family consists of the Spike MR (formerly NT-G Gill) man-portable ATGM, the Spike LR (formerly NT-S Spike) medium range ATGM, the Spike ER (formerly NT-D Dandy) helicopter launched ATGM, and the long-range Spike-NLOS. The missiles use common seeker technology. The Spike MR and LR are essentially the same, except that the Spike LR has a secondary fiber optic guidance option which enables it to be used against targets out to 4 km. The Spike ER also has a secondary fiberoptic guidance channel which allows for a "fire-and-correct" guidance capability. In 2009, Rafael announced the new Spike NLOS version which uses a substantially larger fuselage and engine to push its range out to 25 km; this was originally called Tammuz when inducted into IDF service in 2005. Rafael has also debuted a very small version called Mini-Spike in 2012. In 2004, Rafael signed a joint venture with Rheinmetall and Diehl to establish a European production line. Total orders to date in Europe for several buyers are about 15,000 missiles and over 1,000 launchers with a value of about $1.5 billion; according to Rafael 13,000 missiles had been ordered worldwide as of late 2007 and total export orders are believed to be about 32,000 through 2015. Outside Europe, Spike has also been acquired by Singapore and several other countries.
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