Israel (Rafael with Lockheed Martin) is accelerating integration of the SPICE 1000 electro-optical/GPS-aided standoff glide weapon onto the F-35I, potentially including internal carriage on TR-3/Block 4 jets. While SPICE 1000 is not new, bringing it to the F-35 adds a new low-observable precision standoff strike option with GPS-denied resilience via scene-matching terminal guidance.
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Israel integrating Rafael SPICE 1000 standoff weapon on F-35I Adir
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- The War Zone · https://www.twz.com/air/israel-is-bringing-spice-1000-standoff-weapon-to-the-f-35Israel Is Bringing SPICE 1000 Standoff Weapon To The F-35