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David's Sling Stunner missile launch during tests, 2015. David's Sling (Hebrew: קלע דוד, romanized: Kela David), also formerly known as Magic Wand (Hebrew: שרביט קסמים, romanized: Sharvit Ksamim), is an Israel Defense Forces military system jointly developed by the Israeli defense contractor Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and the American defense contractor Raytheon, that ...
David’s Sling is designed to target medium and long-range missiles and has a range of 25 to 186 miles and produced by Raytheon and Rafael, the same Israel defense contractor that makes the Iron ...
Such systems are typically highly integrated with radar and guidance systems, so the emphasis is chiefly on system capability rather than the specific missile employed. For example, David's Sling is a system that employs the Stunner missile. Legend for ABM system status in below table: Operational In development Inactive Unknown status
David’s Sling: Also developed with the U.S., the David’s Sling is meant to intercept medium-range missile Israel's multilayered air-defense system protected it from Iran's drone and missile strike
Israel's David's Sling Stunner missile is designed to intercept the newest generation of tactical ballistic missiles at low altitude. The multi-stage interceptor consists of a solid-fuel, rocket motor booster, followed by an asymmetrical kill vehicle with advanced steering for super-maneuverability during the kill-stage.
David's Sling (Hebrew: קלע דוד), also sometimes called Magic Wand (Hebrew: שרביט קסמים), is an Israel Defense Forces military system being jointly developed by the Israeli defense contractor Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. and the American defense contractor Raytheon, designed to intercept medium- to long-range rockets.
Israel Theater ballistic missile defense MIM-104 Patriot: United States Air and ballistic missile defense Retirement announced; PAC-2/GEM+ variants. David's Sling: Israel Air defense Utilizes AESA radar Light Blade: Israel UAV and small craft air defense First laser based air defense system worldwide Iron Dome: Israel Air Defense SkySonic: Israel
Today, Israel is protected by a multi-layered defense array, which includes the Arrow-2, Arrow-3, David's Sling, and Iron Dome active defense systems. [17] Iron Dome - Intercepts short-range surface-to-surface rockets (lower layer). David's Sling - Intercepts short to medium and medium to long range surface-to-surface missiles (middle layer).