Profile
- Type
- Tactical loitering munition
- Conflict side
- Israel
- Origin
- Israel
- Service note
- 2020s-present
Aircraft & UAVs
Spike FireFly / Maoz
Rafael's Spike FireFly, known in IDF service as Maoz, is a backpack-launched tactical loitering munition built for close-range precision strikes and reconnaissance. Israeli forces used it in the Israel-Hamas War for urban combat in Gaza, where operators could hover, identify targets, and attack from cover.
- Conflict side
- Israel
- Built by
- Rafael Advanced Defense Systems
- Built in
- Israel
Service History
- In service
- Procured by the Israel Defense Forces in 2020 as Maoz.
- Used by
- Israel Defense Forces
- Wars
- Israel-Hamas War
Production History
- Designer
- Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and Israel Ministry of Defense
- Designed
- 2018
- Built by
- Rafael Advanced Defense Systems
- Built in
- Israel
- Produced
- 2018-present
- Variants
- Maoz (IDF designation)
Specifications
- Crew
- 0
- Weight
- 2.2 kg munition weight
- Range
- 5 km
- Loiter time
- 15 minutes with warhead, 30 minutes for reconnaissance
- Warhead
- 0.4 kg fragmentation warhead
Conflict Usage
- Israel-Hamas War
- Side: IsraelRole: Backpack-launched precision strike munition
In the Israel-Hamas War, the IDF said the 414th Field Intelligence Battalion used the Maoz/Spike FireFly in Khan Yunis to locate and strike Hamas cells.
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Rafael L-SPIKE 1X product pagePublisher: Rafael Advanced Defense Systems | Note: Supports manufacturer background and published L-SPIKE 1X / Spike FireFly system specifications. | Accessed: 2026-06-20JPost IDF takes over, destroys Hamas's Shejaia headquartersPublisher: The Jerusalem Post | Note: Israel-Hamas War direct-use source: used by the IDF's 414th Field Intelligence Battalion in Khan Yunis to locate and strike a terrorist cell. | Accessed: 2026-06-20FDD Long War Journal Gaza battlefield technology reportPublisher: FDD's Long War Journal | Note: Israel-Hamas War direct-use source: used by the IDF's 414th Field Intelligence Battalion in Khan Yunis to strike Hamas cells with the Maoz/Spike FireFly. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Wikimedia Commons Spike Firefly filePublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance and licensing for the Spike FireFly photograph. | Accessed: 2026-06-20