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David's Sling

strategic5 Genactive

Manufacturer:Rafael Advanced Defense SystemsIntroduced: 2017|Status: active|Origin: Israel

STRATEGICSPEC // DAVIDS-SLING

FIREPOWER

MOBILITY

PROTECTION

SENSORS

COMBAT VALUE

UNIT COST

$1.0M

Platform Dossier & Identity

IDENTITY

Typeair-defense

Categorystrategic

Country🇮🇱Israel

ContractorRafael Advanced Defense Systems

Statusactive

Generation5 Generation

Introduced2017

Service StatusActive

Data SourceRafael Advanced Defense Systems / IMDO Program Brief

Defense Tech Capability Scorecard

TACTICAL AUDIT

EW SUITE

94/100

Electronic Attack & Jamming Defense

STEALTH / RCS

55/100

Radar Signature Reduction

ACTIVE PROTECTIONPASSIVE

Hard-Kill Interception

BMS BATTLE MGMTNETWORKED

Tactical Datalink Integration

Tactical Specifications Matrix

SPEC SHEET

Length4.6 m

Width0.35 m

Height0.35 m

Weight1,200 kg

Crew4 personnel

Max Speed9,187 km/h

Range300 km

Endurance0.3 hrs

Ceiling40,000 m

Fuel Capacity500 L

PowerplantThree-pulse solid propellant rocket motor with DACS maneuver steering

Weapons & Ordnance Manifest

12 RDS AMMO

PRIMARY WEAPON

Stunner dual-mode seeker hit-to-kill kinetic interceptor12 RDS

SECONDARY WEAPONS

12-cell vertical canister launch vehicle

GUIDED MISSILES

Stunner / SkyCeptor hit-to-kill interceptor

Avionics & Sensor Suite

SENSORS

RadarEQUIPPED

EL/M-2084 Multi-Mission Radar (MMR) S-band AESA active phased array(475 km)

Fire Control (FCS)EQUIPPED

Digital Integrated Ballistic FCS

Radar Warning (RWR)EQUIPPED

Integrated Radar Warning Receiver

ECM SuiteACTIVE ECM

Multi-Band Electronic Jammer Suite

Thermal & FLIREQUIPPED

Thermal FLIR • Infrared (IRST) • Night Vision

Sonar SuiteN/A

N/A (Non-Naval)

Supply Chain & Industrial Intel Sheet

MIB AUDIT

PRIME CONTRACTOR85% WORKSHARE

Rafael Advanced Defense Systems🇮🇱

PROPULSION SYSTEM🇮🇱

Solid Rocket Motor / Ramjet PropulsionVendor: Rafael Advanced Defense SystemsThrust/Power: High-Thrust Solid Booster

RADAR / AVIONICS MANUFACTURER🇮🇱

Active Phased Array Guidance SeekerManufacturer: IAI Elta SystemsArchitecture: RF / Radar Seeker

PRIMARY ARMAMENT VENDOR🇮🇱

High-Explosive Blast Fragmentation / Kinetic WarheadVendor: Rafael Advanced Defense SystemsPayload: Guided Interceptor Warhead

SENSORS / OPTICS SUITE🇮🇱

Dual-Mode Infrared / Millimeter-Wave SeekerVendor: Controp Precision

SECURE SEMICONDUCTORS🇹🇼

TSMCNode: 7nm High-Reliability Rad-Hard

Passive Armor & Countermeasures

SURVIVABILITY

Armor Compositionlight

Armor Thickness15 mm

CountermeasuresCRPA anti-jam, ECCM dual-band frequency agility

Tactical Communications & Data Link

C4ISR

Tactical RadioGolden Almond battle management link

Satellite UplinkEquipped

Tactical Data LinkIntegrated (Link 16/MADL)

Military EncryptionType-1 Cryptographic

Procurement & Life-Cycle Cost

COST AUDIT

Unit Purchase Cost$1,000,000

Annual Operating Cost$90,000

Annual Maintenance Cost$45,000

Operational Deployments & Operator Nations

2 Operator Nations~8 Active Units

Operator Nation	Deployment Status	Estimated Fleet Inventory
🇮🇱Israel	Domestic Operator	6units
🇫🇮Finland	Export Operator	2units

Performance Analysis

HUD BENCHMARK

6-Axis Telemetry Ratings0-100 SCALE

Firepower

95/100

Mobility

84/100

Protection

84/100

Sensors

96/100

Reliability

94/100

Maintainability

91/100

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Additional Intelligence Information

AUDIT LOG

Intelligence SourceRafael Advanced Defense Systems / IMDO Program Brief

Last Verification Date2026-10-07