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est without booster est
Single sourcewith booster
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | David's Sling | Hisar (missile family) |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Medium to long range surface-to-air / anti-ballistic missile[source] | Surface-to-air missile[source] |
| Place of origin | Israel United States[source] | Turkey[source] |
| In service | Israel Defense Forces (2017–present)[source] | Hisar-A: 2021–present Hisar-O: 2021–present[source] |
| Designer | Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and Raytheon Missiles & Defense[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]
Hisar-A+
Single sourceHisar-O+/RF
Single sourceMaximum; 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]
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]
Maximum; Hisar-O
Single sourceOperational; Hisar-A+
Single sourceBars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Aselsan Roketsan[source] |
| Designed | 2009–present[source] | Hisar-A: 2007–2020 Hisar-O: 2007–2021 Hisar-RF: 2020–2025 Hisar-D: 2022–present[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Rafael and Raytheon[source] | Aselsan Roketsan[source] |
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| Unit cost | US$700,000[source] | — |
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| Produced | 2017–present[source] | Hisar-A: 2021–present Hisar-O: 2021–present[source] |
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| Detonation mechanism | Kinetic Hit-to-kill[source] | Impact and proximity fuze[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] | Hisar-A/O: Infrared homing Hisar-RF: Active RF seeker[source] |
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| Steering system | Supermaneuverable Asymmetric Kill Vehicle[source] | — |
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| References | Janes[source] | — |
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| Used by | — | Turkey[source] |
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| Warhead | — | High explosive fragmentation warhead[source] |
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| Engine | — | Dual pulse solid propellant[source] |
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| Flight ceiling | — | Hisar-A+: 10 km Hisar-O+: 15 km Hisar-RF: 15 km[source] |
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| Reported operators |
| — |
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Hisar-A+: 185 mm Hisar-O+/RF: 185 mm[source]
Operational; Hisar-O+ Detection and tracking
Single sourceOperational; Hisar-RF
Single source