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Philippine Navy AW159s to be armed with Spike NLOS

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The Philippine Navy will arm its AugustaWestland AW159 naval helicopters with the Israeli Spike NOL missile.

Spike NLOS Missile FSMU (ADAS 2016)
By Rhk111 (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Navy spokesperson Capt. Lincuna said that although the Spike is an anti-tank missile, the service decided to choose it due to its range of 25 km.

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