Current operators ; : In 2012, Azerbaijan and Israel signed a $1.6 billion contract to supply an unknown quantity of Spyder and
Barak-8 SAM to Azerbaijan. ; :
Czech Armed Forces – On 27 September 2021, the Czech government announced that it had signed an agreement to purchase four SPYDER batteries. The Czech Ministry of Defense said that the value of the deal was $627 million, and that delivery of the systems was scheduled to be completed by 2026. Under the contract, the Czech defense industry would take part in the program, supplying products and services worth more than 30 percent of its value. In July 2024 the first battery arrived in the Czech Republic, with full operational capability expected by 2026. ; :
Ethiopian Air Force bought the SPYDER-MR air defense system to protect the
Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam from possible air strikes. The amount is not exactly reported but sources have confirmed it is in
Ethiopia. The Arab Weekly reported it in 2019. The African Intelligence also reported on the
SAM systems arriving to the
Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. Debka also reported on the SPYDER-MR air defense systems arriving in
Ethiopia. ; :
Defense Forces of Georgia – There were reports that a battery of the SPYDER missile system was operated in 2008. Jane's Missiles & Rockets magazine previously cited a Rafael representative claiming that one of the two export customers of the SPYDER missile system already has theirs deployed. ; :
Indian Air Force – In 2006,
India planned to acquire 18 SPYDER-MR systems at a cost of $395.2 million (
₹1,800
crore) for its
air force. The contract was reviewed by the Central Vigilance Commission, the
Government’s anti-corruption agency, before the agreement was signed in September 2008. In August 2009, the multibillion-dollar contract for Israeli anti-aircraft missiles was cleared by the Defence Acquisition Council headed by defence minister
AK Antony. Although previous estimates of the contract's value was ₹1,800 crore ($395.2 million), recent reports indicate a lower value of $260 million. The SPYDER systems were delivered starting in 2012. 18 batteries of SPYDER-MRs along with 750 Python-5 surface to air missiles (SAMs) and 750 Derby SAMs have been delivered. ; :
Royal Moroccan Army – Morocco signed a contract to buy SPYDER from Israel. ; :
Peruvian Armed Forces – In March 2012, Peru chose the winners of a $140 million competition meant to upgrade its ageing air defence systems out of the group of 20 defence companies. Amidst the presence of Russia's
Rosoboronexport and Chinese firms, the winners were Poland's Bumar Group, Israel's Rafael Advanced Defence Systems, and the USA's
Northrop Grumman. Rafael industries is expected to supply six SPYDER-SR systems in this deal. Status of the deal in unclear. ; :
Philippine Air Force – Three batteries of the SPYDER-MR air defense system were purchased in a deal said to be worth over $141 million (or around PHP 7,996,351,276). Two batteries called SPYDER Philippine Air Defense System (SPADS) were formally inducted into service in November 2022 and are assign and operated by the 960th Air and Missile Defense Group. The 3rd and last battery was delivered in November 2024. The systems are mounted onboard Czech
Tatra T815-7 High Mobility Trucks. ; :
Republic of Singapore Air Force – In 2008, the Ministry of Defence ordered two SPYDER-SR batteries along with 75 Python-5 SAMs and 75 Derby SAMs. They were all delivered during 2011 and 2012. The RSAF SPYDER is mounted on
MAN RMMV TG-MIL trucks. The SPYDER system achieved full operational capacity on 4 July 2018. ; :
VPA Air Defence – In 2015, Vietnam chose the SPYDER missile system as its new medium-range air defense missile system. First deliveries were highlighted in July 2016. Vietnamese systems are mounted on
RMMV HX range trucks. Five systems including 375
Python missiles and 375
Derby missiles were reportedly acquired. ; :
United Arab Emirates Army – In 2022, the United Arab Emirates bought an undisclosed number of SPYDER missile systems. ; :
Kenya Defence Forces – In 2024, Kenya received a KSh1 billion loan from Israel to acquire the Spyder missile defence system. In 2025, Kenya received an additional KSh3.4 billion (approximately $26 million) loan from Israel. The funding would support the procurement of advanced military hardware, SPYDER, including repayment of the previous Sh1 billion loan used to acquire the air defense system. Disbursement to the Ministry of defense was expected in July 2025. The Sh3.4 billion loan from Israel would cover 69% of the Defense Ministry’s development budget for the 2025-26 fiscal year. The system was delivered in December 2025.
Future operators ;
Romanian Land Forces – €3.85 billion for 41 launchers, to be purchased in two phases. It was in competition against the
NASAMS from
Kongsberg, the
VL Mica from
MBDA France, the
KM-SAM from
Hanwha and the
IRIS-T SLM. It is to replace the
S-75M3 and the
MIM-23 Hawk (Phase IIIR) air defence systems. For the SHORAD part, the Spyder was selected in July 2025. The offer will also include the Iron Dome system. ==See also==