General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems have entered into a partnership that supports Australia’s Guided Weapons and Explosive Ordnance (GWEO) Enterprise.
“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,” President of GA-EMS, Scott Forney, said. “The missile will be compliant with applicable US military standards and will be built and integrated at GA-EMS manufacturing centre-of-excellence in Tupelo, Mississippi.”
The partnership hopes to deepen trilateral cooperation under the AUKUS framework. It will accelerate delivery of a next-generation, long-range precision missile capability for the US Military and its allies, including the Australian Defence Force (ADF).
“Rafael Defence Australia stands ready to support the ADF as it delivers the GWEO Enterprise," Managing Director of Rafael Defence Australia, Golan Ben Giat, stated. “This joint venture shows how key strategic allies like the United States are already benefiting from Rafael’s battle-proven missile expertise—and now, through this partnership, Australia can too. Bullseye delivers what the ADF needs—long-range, high-precision munitions at scale, in years not decades. We are proud to bring real capability, real scale, and real speed to the table.”
It is hoped the missiles will be operational within two years instead of seven.