page_title: David's Sling
hierarchical_section_title: David's Sling
caption_attribution_description: עברית: מערכת ההגנה האווירית הישראלית "שרביט קסמים". בתמונה משוגר הטיל המיירט בניסוי המוצלח בדצמבר 2015 שבסיומו הפכה המערכת למבצעית English: "David's Sling" (Hebrew designation "Sharvit Ksamim") is an Israeli air defense system. In this photo: an interceptor missile is launched in the final December 2015, which ended successfuly with the interceptor destroying its target. The Israeli Missile Defense Agency declared the system "operational" and the Israeli Air Defense Command started to assimilate "Sharvit Ksmaim" (Magic Wand).
context_page_description: David's Sling, also formerly known as Magic Wand, is an Israel Defense Forces military system being jointly developed by the Israeli defense contractor Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and the American defense contractor Raytheon, designed to intercept enemy planes, drones, tactical ballistic missiles, medium- to long-range rockets and cruise missiles, fired at ranges from 40 km to 300 km. David's Sling is meant to replace the MIM-23 Hawk and MIM-104 Patriot in the Israeli arsenal.
  The Stunner missile is designed to intercept the newest generation of tactical ballistic missiles at low altitude, such as the Russian Iskander and the Chinese DF-15 using an on-board dual CCD/IR seekers to distinguish between decoys and the actual warhead of the missile, in addition to tracking by Elta EL/M-2084 Active electronically scanned array multi-mode radar. 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. A three-pulse motor provides additional acceleration and maneuverability during the terminal phase. David's Sling became operational in April 2017.
context_section_description: 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 being jointly developed by the Israeli defense contractor Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and the American defense contractor Raytheon, designed to intercept enemy planes, drones, tactical ballistic missiles, medium- to long-range rockets and cruise missiles, fired at ranges from 40 km (24.85 miles) to 300 km (186.41 miles). David's Sling is meant to replace the MIM-23 Hawk and MIM-104 Patriot in the Israeli arsenal.
  The Stunner missile is designed to intercept the newest generation of tactical ballistic missiles at low altitude, such as the Russian  Iskander and the Chinese DF-15 using an on-board dual CCD/IR seekers to distinguish between decoys and the actual warhead of the missile, in addition to tracking by Elta EL/M-2084 Active electronically scanned array multi-mode radar.  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. A three-pulse motor provides additional acceleration and maneuverability during the terminal phase. David's Sling became operational in April 2017.
  David's Sling is meant to bolster the second tier of Israel's theater missile defense system.  The name David's Sling comes from the biblical story of David and Goliath. It will form one level of Israel's future multi-tiered missile defense system that Israel is developing, which will also include Arrow 2, Arrow 3, Iron Dome, and Barak 8 and Iron Beam from as early as 2020.
caption: David's Sling weapons system Stunner missile launch during final milestone test
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