U.S., Israel near deal on missile defence shield

The U.S. and Israel are just weeks away from reaching a draft agreement

on co-production of an air defence system for Israel called David’s

Sling, jointly developed by the two countries

ISRAEL’S MISSILE

DEFENCE SYSTEM

Two-stage

DAVID’S SLING:

surface-to-air interceptor missile

David’s Sling is

designed to fill

operational gap

between Iron

Dome short-range

rocket interceptor

and Arrow

ballistic missile

interceptor

Radar and

Guidance:

electro-optical sensors in

nose control two sets of

four movable wings

Speed:

Altitude:

Manufacturer:

Mach 7.5

30-75km

Rafael (Israel),

Raytheon (U.S.)

Destroys

Arrow 3:

Iranian Shahab-3

ballistic missiles in

outer space

Range: 200-2,000km

Under development

Iron

Dome

Intercepts long range

Arrow 2:

missiles such as Shahab-2

Targets

Qassam

and Fajr-5

rockets

In operation since 2000

Range: 200-1,000km

David’s Sling: Addresses threat posed

by rockets such as Hezbollah’s Zelzal-2

in Lebanon. Range: 40-300km

Expected to enter service in 2016

Range:

4-70km

2011

70km

300km

1,000km

2,000km

Sources: FAS, Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, Raytheon

U.S., Israel near deal on missile defence shield

The U.S. and Israel are just weeks away from reaching a draft agreement

on co-production of an air defence system for Israel called David’s

Sling, jointly developed by the two countries

ISRAEL’S MISSILE

DEFENCE SYSTEM

Two-stage

DAVID’S SLING:

surface-to-air interceptor missile

David’s Sling is

designed to fill

operational gap

between Iron

Dome short-range

rocket interceptor

and Arrow

ballistic missile

interceptor

Radar and

Guidance:

electro-optical sensors in

nose control two sets of

four movable wings

Speed:

Altitude:

Manufacturer:

Mach 7.5

30-75km

Rafael (Israel),

Raytheon (U.S.)

Destroys

Arrow 3:

Iranian Shahab-3

ballistic missiles in

outer space

Range: 200-2,000km

Under development

Iron

Dome

Intercepts long range

Arrow 2:

missiles such as Shahab-2

Targets

Qassam

and Fajr-5

rockets

In operation since 2000

Range: 200-1,000km

David’s Sling: Addresses threat posed

by rockets such as Hezbollah’s Zelzal-2

in Lebanon. Range: 40-300km

Expected to enter service in 2016

Range:

4-70km

2011

70km

300km

1,000km

2,000km

Sources: FAS, Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, Raytheon

U.S., Israel near deal on missile defence shield

The U.S. and Israel are just weeks away from reaching a draft agreement on co-production of an air defence system for Israel called David’s Sling, jointly developed by the two countries

DAVID’S SLING

Two-stage surface-to-air interceptor missile

Radar and

Speed:

Altitude:

Manufacturer:

Guidance:

Mach 7.5

30-75km

electro-optical sensors in

nose control two sets of

four movable wings

Rafael (Israel),

Raytheon (U.S.)

ISRAEL’S MISSILE DEFENCE SYSTEM

David’s Sling is designed to fill

operational gap between Iron Dome

short-range rocket interceptor and

Arrow ballistic missile interceptor

Destroys Iranian Shahab-3 ballistic

Arrow 3:

missiles in outer space

Range: 200-2,000km

Under development

Intercepts long range

Arrow 2:

missiles such as Shahab-2

Range: 200-1,000km

In operation since 2000

David’s Sling: Addresses

threat posed by rockets

such as Hezbollah’s

Zelzal-2 in Lebanon.

Range: 40-300km

Expected to enter

service in 2016

Targets

Iron Dome:

Qassam and Fajr-5 rockets

Range: 4-70km

In operation since 2011

U.S., Israel near deal on missile defence shield

The U.S. and Israel are just weeks away from reaching a draft agreement on co-production of an air defence system for Israel called David’s Sling, jointly developed by the two countries

DAVID’S SLING:

Two-stage surface-to-air

interceptor missile

Speed:

Guidance:

Mach 7.5

Radar and

electro-optical

sensors in nose

control two sets

of four movable

wings

Altitude:

30-75km

Manufacturer:

Rafael (Israel),

Raytheon (U.S.)

ISRAEL’S MISSILE

DEFENCE SYSTEM

David’s Sling is designed

to fill operational gap

between Iron Dome

short-range rocket

interceptor and

Arrow ballistic

missile interceptor

Destroys

Arrow 3:

Iranian Shahab-3

ballistic missiles

in outer space

Range: 200-2,000km

Under development

Intercepts

Arrow 2:

long range missiles

such as Shahab-2

Range: 200-

1,000km

In operation

since 2000

David’s Sling: Addresses

threat posed by rockets

such as Hezbollah’s

Zelzal-2 in Lebanon.

Range: 40-300km

Expected to enter

service in 2016

Iron Dome:

Targets Qassam

and Fajr-5 rockets

Range: 4-70km

In operation

since 2011