Rafael Spike licence production; IAI spy satellites
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Hanoi, heir to an anti-colonial war, is buying the Israeli arsenal. Calcalist reports that in early 2026 Vietnam signed a deal worth about $250M for Rafael's Spike missiles, including the long-range Firefly, with a factory to be built in Vietnam and know-how transferred from Israel. Less than a year earlier it ordered two intelligence satellites from Israel Aerospace Industries for about $700M (ORF puts it at about $680M). Rafael's SPYDER missile system came about a decade before. Charge: anti-colonial history, colonial hardware.
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Less than a year ago, Vietnam ordered two intelligence satellites from Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) in a deal valued at approximately $700 million
The two countries reportedly finalised a deal worth approximately US$680 million for two advanced surveillance satellites from Israel
The Vietnamese army will be equipped with Spike anti-tank missiles manufactured by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems in a deal worth approximately $250 million.
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