Article Posted on : - Apr 09, 2025

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SAN DIEGO (BNS): US’s General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) has signed an MoU with Israel’s Rafael Advanced Defense Systems to develop a long-range, precision-guided strike missile – "Bullseye" – for the US military.

The new weapon would meet the US military specifications and would provide “multi-platform launch capabilities from air, ground and sea for strike mass at an affordable price point,” General Atomics announced in an official release on April 7.

“We are excited to work with Rafael to introduce Bullseye, a highly effective deep-strike missile. Bullseye will be built in the US for delivery to US military customers to support a variety of critical Department of Defense and coalition partners’ precision-fires missions,“ said Scott Forney, president of GA-EMS.

“By leveraging Rafael’s extensive investment in the design, maturation and testing of a unique, modular missile, we can reduce risk and development costs and provide production-scale delivery of a highly capable, high-performance precision-guided missile at significant per-unit cost-savings,” the official added.

Representatives from GA-EMS and Rafael made the announcement at the Navy League of the United States, Sea-Air-Space Conference in National Harbor, Maryland.

“As a company that has spent decades pushing the boundaries of precision-strike technology, we are proud to partner with GA-EMS on the Bullseye program,” said Yuval Miller, executive vice president and head of Rafael’s Air & C 4ISR systems division.

“By combining Rafael’s combat-proven innovative 5th generation missile technologies with GA-EMS’s advanced manufacturing, assembly, integration and test expertise, Bullseye will deliver unprecedented accuracy, flexibility and affordability, giving warfighters a state-of-the-art missile system that hits its mark and adapts to evolving mission needs,” he added.

The missile’s design is currently at Technology Readiness Level 8 (TRL 8). Rafael has successfully performed aerodynamics, engine, seeker, launch integration and testing. Additional testing is being scheduled for flight qualification and to prove operational readiness with missiles on order and scheduled for delivery starting late 2025 and onwards, the official release stated.