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Philippine Navy test-fires Spike NLOS missile system
The Philippine Navy achieved a modernization milestone with the first live-fire demonstration of its Spike Non-Line of Sight (NLOS) missile system.
The successful test-firing was conducted aboard the Acero-class patrol gunboat BRP Albert Majini (PG-909) off Mariveles, Bataan, as part of the MISSILEX 2025 exercise.
Navy spokesperson Capt. John Percie Alcos announced that two types of Spike NLOS missiles, a fragmentation and a penetration blast-fragmentation (PBF) missile, were launched.
Both missiles accurately hit their targets approximately 24 kilometers away, with the system developed by Israel's Rafael Advanced Defense Systems capable of reaching up to 30 kilometers.
The Spike NLOS missile system is equipped with advanced electro-optical and infrared sensors for day and night operations, providing an advantage in engaging targets from stand-off distances.
The exercise also included a swarm maneuver involving BRP Albert Majini and BRP Tomas Campo (PG-908), demonstrating coordinated attacks by multiple vessels.
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