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David's Slinglarger figure on 1 of 1
K30 Biholarger figure on 0 of 1
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Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | David's Sling | K30 Biho |
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| 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] | South Korea[source] |
| In service | Israel Defense Forces (2017–present)[source] | 1999–present[source] |
| Designer | Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and Raytheon Missiles & Defense[source] | Agency for Defense Development |
est. 3.38 m (11 ft 1 in) without booster est. 4.95 m (16 ft 3 in) with booster[source]
Length
Single source6.77 meters (22 ft 3 in)[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]
Mass
Single source26.5 metric tons (26.1 long tons; 29.2 short tons)[source]
MAN - Doosan D2840L (388 kw) diesel engine
Single sourceMAN - Doosan D2840L 520 hp (388 kw) diesel engine[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Designed | 2009–present[source] | 1983–1991[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Rafael and Raytheon[source] | Hanwha Aerospace LIG Defense & Aerospace[source] |
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| Unit cost | US$700,000[source] | 13,3 billion KRW (12.1 million USD)[source] |
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| Produced | 2017–present[source] | 1996–present[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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| Used by | — | See Users[source] |
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| No. built | — | 176[source] |
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| Main armament | — | 2 × SNT Dynamics K KCB 30×170 mm autocannon[source] |
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| Secondary armament | — | KP-SAM Chiron MANPADS[source] |
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| Power/weight | — | 19.62 hp/t (14.63 kW/t)[source] |
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| Transmission | — | S&T Dynamics HMPT500-3EK/4EK[source] |
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| Suspension | — | Torsion bar[source] |
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