SPYDER, Rafael Advanced Defense Systems' surface-to-air missile system, is on display as F-16 fighter jets of the Singapore Air Force aerobatics team Black Knights perform on the fourth day of the Singapore Airshow in Singapore Friday, Feb. 14, 2014.
Spyder, Rafael Advanced Defense Systems' surface-to-air missile system, is on display as F-16 fighter jets of the Singapore Air Force aerobatics team Black Knights perform on the fourth day of the Singapore Airshow in Singapore on Feb. 14, 2014.
  • Israel on Wednesday announced the recent test of a new air-defense configuration.
  • The test involved the Spyder surface-to-air system, made by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems.
  • During the trial, the Spyder system's components were combined into a single vehicle.

Facing a variety of airborne threats from different directions, Israel recently tested a new air-defense configuration that can blast them out of the sky.