Rafael Advanced Defense Systems

Rafael Advanced Defense Systems is an Israeli state-owned defence company and one of the world's foremost manufacturers of precision weapons, missile defence systems, and electronic warfare equipment. The company is headquartered in Haifa, Israel, and is a major supplier to the Israel Defense Forces as well as international defence customers. Within the counter-UAS space, Rafael developed the Drone Dome system — a comprehensive layered solution for detecting, tracking, classifying, and neutralising hostile UAVs across a wide area. Drone Dome integrates radar sensors, electro-optical and infrared cameras, radio frequency detection and jamming, and a hard-kill laser interceptor (referred to as the High-Energy Laser, or HEL) into a single command-and-control network. The system is designed to protect critical infrastructure — including airports — from rogue drones and coordinated swarm attacks. The modular architecture allows operators to deploy a jamming-only soft-kill solution or a full hard-kill capability depending on rules of engagement. Drone Dome has been operationally deployed in the United Kingdom and in other international markets. Rafael's broader defence portfolio includes the Iron Dome missile defence system, Spike anti-tank missiles, Trophy active protection systems, Python and Derby air-to-air missiles, and a wide range of precision-guided munitions. The company's website was inaccessible during extraction — returning empty responses — however Drone Dome's capabilities are extensively documented in publicly available defence publications and Rafael's official product brochures.