Israeli SAM or GTAM DAVID DAVID SLING, also formerly known as Magic Wand, is an Israeli defense military system developed jointly by Israeli defense contractor Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and US defense contractor Raytheon, designed to intercept enemy aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles, tactical ballistic missiles, medium and long range missiles and cruise missiles launched at ranges from 40 km (24.85 miles) to 300 km (186.41 miles). David’s sling is intended to replace the MIM-23 Hawk and MIM-104 Patriot in the Israeli arsenal.The Sturmer missile is designed to intercept a new generation of low-altitude tactical ballistic missiles, such as the Russian Iskander and the Chinese DF-15 using onboard dual CCD / IR shelters,to distinguish between the bait and the actual missile warhead, in addition to tracking by Elta EL / M-2084 Active electronically scanning an array of multi-mode radar.
A multi-stage interceptor consists of a solid fuel booster rocket engine, followed by an asymmetric jamming vehicle with advanced steering gear for super-maneuverability during the jamming stage.The three-pulse engine provides additional acceleration and maneuverability in the terminal phase.David Sling was commissioned in April 2017.
The name of David sling comes from the biblical story of David and Goliath.The sling of David is designed to strengthen the second level of Israel’s theater of missile defense system.This will form one level of Israel’s future multi-tier missile defense system that Israel is developing,which will also include Arrow 2, Arrow 3,Iron Dome and Baraku 8 and Iron Beam as early as 2020.
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