Rafael Advanced Defense Systems has introduced a new tactical capability of the Python 5 and Derby air defense missile system (SPYDER). According to the Israeli company, the combat-proven system is now equipped with a counter-tactical ballistic missile capability.

The AFP in particular the Philippine Air Force is now equipped with the SPYDER-MR (medium-range) ground-based air defense missile system. The Philippines officially received the SPYDER-MR GBADS at Basa Air Base in Floridablanca, Pampanga on November 8 last year 2022. The Philippine Air Force's GBADS were acquired under the Horizon 2 phase of the Revised AFP Modernization Program.

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