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est without booster est
Single sourcewith booster
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | David's Sling | M167 VADS |
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| Type | Medium to long range surface-to-air / anti-ballistic missile[source] | Rotary cannon[source] |
| Place of origin | Israel United States[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | Israel Defense Forces (2017–present)[source] | 1965–1994 (United States) 1960s–present (other countries)[source] |
| Designer | Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and Raytheon Missiles & Defense[source] | Rock Island Arsenal |
est. 3.38 m (11 ft 1 in) without booster est. 4.95 m (16 ft 3 in) with booster[source]
emplaced
Single sourcein travel configuration
Single source472.4 cm (186.0 in) in travel configuration 386.1 cm (152.0 in) emplaced[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]
including carriage
Single source1,583 kg (3,490 lb) including carriage[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]
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]
Effective; (Aerial) or
Single sourceEffective; Ground
Single source1000 or
Single source1000 or 3000 rounds per minute[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source1030 m/s[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Designed | 2009–present[source] | 1964[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Rafael and Raytheon[source] | Armament Systems Department, General Electric Daewoo Heavy Industries Ltd[source] |
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| Unit cost | US$700,000[source] | — |
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| Produced | 2017–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 Operators[source] |
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| Wars | — | War in Darfur Sudanese conflict in South Kordofan and Blue Nile Yemeni Civil War (2015–present) Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen[source] |
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| Variants | — | See Variants[source] |
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| Cartridge | — | 20×102mm[source] |
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| Barrels | — | 6-barrel (progressive RH parabolic twist, 9 grooves)[source] |
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| Action | — | Hydraulically operated , electrically fired, rotary cannon[source] |
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| Feed system | — | 500rd linked feed[source] |
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| Reported operators |
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1200m (Aerial) or 4500m (Ground)[source]