Event Brief
Israel and Lockheed integrate SPICE 1000 on F-35I
By The BriefBrief · Sources (4)
Filed: Sep 16, 2026 at 2:18 AM ET
UPDATED Sep 16, 2026 at 1:11 PM ET
Summary: Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and Lockheed Martin are accelerating integration of the SPICE 1000 1,000-pound-class standoff munition with the Israeli Air Force’s F-35I Adir. Rafael announced the effort on September 15 at the Air & Space Forces Air, Space and Cyber Symposium, with work conducted at Lockheed Martin facilities in the United States and expected to take several months.
WHO: Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and Lockheed Martin
WHAT: Accelerating integration of the SPICE 1000 standoff weapon with the F-35I Adir
WHEN: Sep 16, 2026
WHERE: United States
WHY: To integrate SPICE 1000 on the F-35I Adir and potentially make the weapon available to other F-35 operators later.
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