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David's Slinglarger figure on 1 of 1
S-75 Dvina
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Single sourcewith booster
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | David's Sling | S-75 Dvina |
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| Type | Medium to long range surface-to-air / anti-ballistic missile[source] | Strategic SAM system[source] |
| Place of origin | Israel United States[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| In service | Israel Defense Forces (2017–present)[source] | 1957–present[source] |
| Designer | Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and Raytheon Missiles & Defense[source] | Raspletin KB-1 (head developer), Grushin MKB Fakel (missile developer), Lavochkin OKB |
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 source10,600 mm (34 ft 9 in)[source]
booster
Single sourceest missile est
Single sourceest. 460 mm (18 in) missile est. 480 mm (19 in) booster[source]
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single sourceMaximum; est. Mach 4 – Mach 5.5 (
Single sourceest. Mach 4 – Mach 5.5 (1,400–1,870 m/s; 4,500–6,140 ft/s)[source]
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single sourceMaximum; Mach 3.5 (
Single sourceWarhead weight
Single source195 kg (430 lb)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Designed | 2009–present[source] | 1953–1957[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Rafael and Raytheon[source] | OKB-2 Lawotschkin[source]Named manufacturer organization |
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| Unit cost | US$700,000[source] | — |
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| Produced | 2017–present[source] | 1957[source] |
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| Detonation mechanism | Kinetic Hit-to-kill[source] | Prox, contact and command[source] |
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| Propellant | Two-stage Solid[source] | Solid-fuel booster and a storable liquid-fuel upper stage[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] | Radio control command guidance[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 list of present and former operators[source] |
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| Wars | — | Vietnam War Six-Day War Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 Yom Kippur War Iran–Iraq War Gulf War Yugoslav Wars War on terror War in Abkhazia (1992–93) First Libyan Civil War Syrian Civil War Yemeni Civil War (2014–present) Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen Saudi–Yemeni border conflict (2015–present) Tigray War[source] |
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| No. built | — | Approx 4,600 launchers produced[source] |
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| Variants | — | SA-75 Dvina, S-75 Desna, S-75M Volkhov/Volga[source] |
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| Warhead | — | Frag-HE[source] |
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| Flight altitude | — | 25,000 m (82,000 ft)[source] |
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| Boost time | — | 5 seconds boost, then 20 seconds sustain[source] |
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| Accuracy | — | 65 m (210 ft)[source] |
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| Launch platform | — | Single rail, ground mounted (not mobile)[source] |
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| Alternative designation | — | SA-2 Guideline[source] |
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Mach 3.5 (4,100 km/h; 2,600 mph)[source]