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| Specification | Antelope air defence system | David's Sling |
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| Type | short range air defense (SHORAD)[source] | Medium to long range surface-to-air / anti-ballistic missile[source] |
| Place of origin | Taiwan[source] | Israel United States[source] |
| Used by | Republic of China (Taiwan) Army[source] | — |
| Designer | National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST)[source] | Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and Raytheon Missiles & Defense |
est. 3.38 m (11 ft 1 in) without booster est. 4.95 m (16 ft 3 in) with booster[source]
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Single sourceest missile est
Single sourceest. 460 mm (18 in) missile est. 480 mm (19 in) booster[source]
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Single sourceest missile est
Single sourceest. 230 mm (9 in) missile est. 305 mm (12 in) booster[source]
Maximum; est. Mach 4 – Mach 5.5 (
Single sourceMaximum; Maximum speed
Single sourceest. Mach 4 – Mach 5.5 (1,400–1,870 m/s; 4,500–6,140 ft/s)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Designed | 1995[source] | 2009–present[source] |
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| Manufacturer | National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST)[source] | Rafael and Raytheon[source] |
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| Produced | In production[source] | 2017–present[source] |
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| Traverse | 360 degrees[source] | — |
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| Main armament | TC-1L[source] | — |
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| In service | — | Israel Defense Forces (2017–present)[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | US$700,000[source] |
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| Detonation mechanism | — | Kinetic Hit-to-kill[source] |
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| Propellant | — | Two-stage Solid[source] |
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| Guidance system | — | AESA MMW 3D Radar Dual Electro-optical FPA CCD + IIR Seeker Asymmetric 360° Multi-Seeker assembly 3-way Datalink with real time automatic and manual retargeting ECCM + IRCCM[source] |
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| Steering system | — | Supermaneuverable Asymmetric Kill Vehicle[source] |
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| References | — | Janes[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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