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At a glance
David's Slinglarger figure on 1 of 1
Flakpanzer Gepardlarger figure on 0 of 1
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Measured figures
booster
Single sourceest missile est
Single sourceest. 460 mm (18 in) missile est. 480 mm (19 in) booster[source]
Radar retracted
Single sourceRadar retracted: 3.29 m (10 ft 10 in)[source]
booster
Single sourceest missile est
Single sourceest. 230 mm (9 in) missile est. 305 mm (12 in) booster[source]
Mass
Single source47.5 t (46.7 long tons; 52.4 short tons)[source]
driver, gunner, commander
Single source3 (driver, gunner, commander)[source]
10- cylinder , 37,400 cc (2,280 cu in ) MTU multi-fuel engine
Single source10- cylinder , 37,400 cc (2,280 cu in ) MTU multi-fuel engine 830 PS (819 hp, 610 kW)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Configuration
| Specification | David's Sling | Flakpanzer Gepard |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Medium to long range surface-to-air / anti-ballistic missile[source] | Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun[source] |
| Place of origin | Israel United States[source] | Switzerland West Germany[source] |
| In service | Israel Defense Forces (2017–present)[source] | 1976–present[source] |
| Designer | Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and Raytheon Missiles & Defense[source] | Oerlikon-Bührle AG (Switzerland) Contraves (Switzerland) Siemens-Albis AG (Switzerland) Krauss-Maffei AG (vehicle - West Germany)[source] |
| Designed | 2009–present[source] | — |
| Manufacturer | Rafael and Raytheon[source] | Krauss-Maffei AG (licence production)[source] |
| Unit cost | US$700,000[source] | — |
| Produced | 2017–present[source] | — |
| Detonation mechanism | Kinetic Hit-to-kill[source] | — |
| Propellant | Two-stage Solid[source] | — |
| 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] | — |
| Steering system | Supermaneuverable Asymmetric Kill Vehicle[source] | — |
| References | Janes[source] | — |
| Used by | — | See Operators[source] |
| Wars | — | Russo-Ukrainian War[source] |
| Armor | — | conventional steel[source] |
| Main armament | — | 2 × 35 mm Oerlikon GDF autocannon , each with 320 rounds anti-air ammunition and 20 rounds anti-tank[source] |
| Secondary armament | — | 2 × quad 76 mm smoke grenade dischargers[source] |
| Power/weight | — | 17.5 PS/t[source] |
| Suspension | — | Torsion bar suspension[source] |
| Reported operators |
| — |