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Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Arrow 3 | David's Sling |
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| Type | Exoatmospheric anti-ballistic missile Potential anti-satellite weapon[source] | Medium to long range surface-to-air / anti-ballistic missile[source] |
| Place of origin | Israel United States[source] | Israel United States[source] |
| Used by | Israel Germany[source] | — |
| Wars | 2024 Iran–Israel conflict Red Sea crisis Twelve-Day War[source] | — |
| Designer | Israel Aerospace Industries[source] |
est. 3.38 m (11 ft 1 in) without booster est. 4.95 m (16 ft 3 in) with booster[source]
booster
Single sourceest missile est
Single sourceest. 460 mm (18 in) missile est. 480 mm (19 in) booster[source]
booster
Single sourceest missile est
Single sourceest. 230 mm (9 in) missile est. 305 mm (12 in) booster[source]
Operational; against ballistic targets
Single sourceOperational; est against aerial targets est
Single sourceest. 180 km (110 mi) against aerial targets est. 75 km (47 mi) against ballistic targets[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and Raytheon Missiles & Defense[source] |
| Manufacturer | Israel Aerospace Industries , Boeing[source] | Rafael and Raytheon[source] |
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| Produced | 2017–present[source] | 2017–present[source] |
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| Engine | Two-stage[source] | — |
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| Flight ceiling | > 100 km[source] | — |
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| Guidance system | Inertial navigation system (INS) gimbaled seeker[source] | 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 | Thrust vectoring[source] | Supermaneuverable Asymmetric Kill Vehicle[source] |
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| Launch platform | Rapid launch fortified underground silos[source] | — |
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| In service | — | Israel Defense Forces (2017–present)[source] |
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| Designed | — | 2009–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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| References | — | Janes[source] |
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