Israel officially unveils David’s Sling missile defense system

Israel on Sunday officially unveiled David’s Sling, a joint Israeli-U.S. project designed to intercept medium-range missiles.

David’s Sling — which sees Israel’s Rafael Advanced Defense Systems collaborating with American defense contractor Raytheon — also produces the Patriot missile system.

The system is designed to shoot down incoming rockets with ranges of 25 to 190 miles, targeting mostly the missiles that were fired by the Lebanese Hezbollah organization toward Israel in recent years. It will make up the middle tier of Israel’s multi-layer missile defense capabilities.

The lowest layer is the Iron Dome system, capable of intercepting short-range rockets, small unmanned aerial vehicles and some mortar shells like those that have been fired at Israel from the Gaza Strip or from southern Lebanon. And at the top are the Arrow 2 and Arrow 3 systems, which are intended to engage long-range ballistic missiles. The Arrow was put in use for the first time on March 17, when it intercepted an incoming Syrian anti-aircraft missile.

 

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