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Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | David's Sling | MIM-23 Hawk |
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| Type | Medium to long range surface-to-air / anti-ballistic missile[source] | Surface-to-air missile[source] |
| Place of origin | Israel United States[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | Israel Defense Forces (2017–present)[source] | August 1960 –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]
Length
Single source16 feet 8 inches (5.08 m)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Designed | 2009–present[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Rafael and Raytheon[source] | Raytheon Company[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] | Semi-active radar homing[source] |
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| Steering system | Supermaneuverable Asymmetric Kill Vehicle[source] | — |
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| References | Janes[source] | — |
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| Wars | — | Cold War War of Attrition Chadian–Libyan War Iran–Iraq War Gulf War Second Libyan Civil War 2020 Turkish intervention in Libya Russo-Ukrainian War Russian invasion of Ukraine[source] |
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| Warhead | — | 119 pounds (54 kg) blast fragmentation warhead[source] |
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| Engine | — | solid-fuel rocket engine[source] |
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| Flight ceiling | — | 65,000 feet (20,000 m)[source] |
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