Haifa, Israel – Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. on May 20 announced a follow-up order from an international customer for advanced naval electronic warfare (EW) self-protection solutions, including the company’s C-GEM™ high-power RF active off-board decoy.
The order expands on a previous procurement of Rafael’s Naval Decoy Control & Launching System (DCLS) and reinforces the customer’s layered maritime survivability architecture. It encompasses a combination of multiple passive decoy types alongside the C-GEM™, reflecting growing international confidence in Rafael’s active decoy technology and its proven operational readiness on naval platforms.
Rafael is a global leader in high-power RF active EW decoys for strategic platforms, including naval vessels and fighter aircraft. The company’s solutions are designed to defeat advanced, multi-mode threats across highly contested electromagnetic environments, drawing on decades of operational experience and continuous technological development.
Rafael’s naval decoy portfolio addresses the full spectrum of modern anti-ship missile threats through a combination of soft-kill techniques, flexible deployment concepts, and seamless integration with shipboard combat management and EW systems. The portfolio spans active and passive decoys for ship-borne applications, including the WIZARD™ fourth-generation corner reflector alongside a range of passive RF and IR countermeasures.
In the airborne domain, Rafael offers the X-GUARD™ towed active decoy for aircraft, providing survivability against sophisticated radar-guided threats, alongside a range of air-launched decoys integrated into self-protection suites for fighter aircraft and other aerial platforms.
“The follow-up order underscores the customer’s confidence in Rafael’s solutions and reflects the long-term partnership approach we take in supporting naval forces worldwide. Rafael continues to invest in next-generation maritime and airborne EW and survivability technologies, delivering proven, future-ready solutions tailored to the evolving operational needs of modern armed forces,” said Ran Tavor, VP and Head of Rafael’s Naval Warfare Systems Directorate.
