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David's Slinglarger figure on 1 of 1
M42 Dusterlarger figure on 0 of 1
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Single sourcewith booster
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | David's Sling | M42 Duster |
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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] | United States[source] |
| In service | Israel Defense Forces (2017–present)[source] | — |
| Designer | Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and Raytheon Missiles & Defense[source] | — |
| Designed | 2009–present |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
est. 3.38 m (11 ft 1 in) without booster est. 4.95 m (16 ft 3 in) with booster[source]
Length
Single source5.82 m (19 ft 1 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]
6- cylinder air-cooled gasoline
Single source6- cylinder air-cooled gasoline 500 hp (375 kW)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Manufacturer | Rafael and Raytheon[source] | General Motors Corporation[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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| Wars | — | Vietnam War Sino-Vietnamese War Lebanese Civil War 2025 Cambodian–Thai clashes[source] |
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| No. built | — | 3,700[source] |
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| Armor | — | 9–25 mm[source] |
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| Main armament | — | M2A1 40 mm twin anti-aircraft gun with 336 rounds[source] |
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| Secondary armament | — | 1 × M1919A4 7.62 mm machine gun or 7.62mm M60 machine gun[source] |
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| Power/weight | — | 22.2 hp/t[source] |
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| Suspension | — | torsion bar[source] |
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