Profile
- Type
- Guided bomb
- Conflict side
- Israel
- Origin
- Israel
- Service note
- 2010s-present
Aircraft & UAVs
SPICE 250 guided bomb
SPICE 250 is Rafael's 125 kg class Israeli stand-off guided bomb, built for precise air-delivered strikes from fighter aircraft. During the Israel-Hamas War, open-source reporting linked the SPICE family, including SPICE-250, to Israeli attacks on Hamas targets in Gaza.
- Conflict side
- Israel
- Built by
- Rafael Advanced Defense Systems
- Built in
- Israel
Service History
- In service
- In service with the Israeli Air Force.
- Used by
- Israeli Air Force
- Wars
- Israel-Hamas War
Production History
- Designer
- Rafael Advanced Defense Systems
- Built by
- Rafael Advanced Defense Systems
- Built in
- Israel
- Produced
- 2010s-present
- Variants
- SPICE 250 ER
Specifications
- Weight class
- 125 kg category
- Standoff range
- 100 km
- Guidance
- EO seeker with ATA, MTD, and ATR modes
- Launch platform
- Single- or dual-seat fighter aircraft
- Rack
- Smart Quad Rack carries four weapons per rack
- GPS resilience
- Insensitive to GPS jamming
Conflict Usage
- Israel-Hamas War
- Side: IsraelRole: Stand-off precision strike munition
BattleSpace reported the SPICE family, including SPICE-250, being used by the Israeli air force to attack Hamas targets in Gaza during the Israel-Hamas War.
SPICE 250 guided bomb Images
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Rafael SPICE 250Publisher: Rafael Advanced Defense Systems | Note: Supports SPICE 250 background, manufacturer, and key specifications including 125 kg class, 100 km stand-off range, EO seeker modes, and quad-rack integration. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Rafael SPICE 250 brochurePublisher: Rafael Advanced Defense Systems | Note: Supports SPICE 250 specifications, including 100 km stand-off range, less than 3 meter CEP, warhead options, and fighter-aircraft integration. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Lockheed Martin SPICE 250 partnership releasePublisher: Lockheed Martin | Note: Supports SPICE 250 background and manufacturer context, including Rafael's role and the system's in-service status. | Accessed: 2026-06-20BATTLESPACE Spice bombs in the Gaza warPublisher: BATTLESPACE Updates | Note: Supports Israel-Hamas War direct conflict-use; BattleSpace reports SPICE-250 used by the Israeli air force to attack Hamas targets in Gaza during the Israel-Hamas War. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Wikimedia Commons SPICE 250 quad rack mockupPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance and licensing for the primary SPICE 250 image. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Wikimedia Commons ILA 2018 SPICE 250 imagePublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance and licensing for the SPICE 250 exhibition image. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Wikimedia Commons SPICE 250 and RecceLitePublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance and licensing for the SPICE 250 and RecceLite exhibition image. | Accessed: 2026-06-20