Navy and Marine Corps Complete Shot Complete Kill Missile

Spike NLOS missile deployed at the 6th Marine Brigade on Baengnyeongdo.

[Monthly Defense Times Editor-in-Chief An Seung-beom] It was introduced to enable pinpoint strikes on North Korean coastal artillery batteries following the Yeonpyeong Island shelling incident. Additionally, the Navy's AW159 Wildcat maritime operation helicopters also use the Spike NLOS for anti-ship purposes.

The Israeli-made Spike NLOS missile is the longest-range missile in the series. Because of this, it is the largest among the Spike family of missiles. The Spike NLOS missile is the export name, while the Israeli military calls it Tamuz. It is a multipurpose missile guided by a mid-course ballistic trajectory and a datalink electro-optical system capable of real-time intelligence gathering.

This missile is equipped with two types of seekers: an electro-optical (EO) seeker and an imaging infrared (IIR) seeker. Operators can select either seeker or use both simultaneously in dual seeker mode. The operational modes include Fire & Forget, FOAU (Fire, Observation & Update), and FAS (Fire & Steer). The Spike NLOS primarily uses the FOAU mode for long-range attacks and switches to FAS mode when changing targets.

It features dual sensors that effectively track targets day and night as well as in adverse weather conditions. The missile weighs 70 kg, has a range of 25 km, and uses a tandem shaped charge warhead.