The Israel Missile Defense Organization (IMDO) and the US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) completed a successful intercept test of the David’s Sling Weapon System (DSWS) against a short range ballistic missile on Wednesday morning, 17 Kislev 5774.

This is the second intercept test of the Stunner interceptor for the DSWS. The intercept test was conducted at a test range in southern Israel.

At 7:30 AM, the target missile was launched, the Multi Mission Radar (MMR) successfully detected and tracked the target and transferred target flight information to the battle management control system. The Stunner interceptor successfully performed its planned trajectory and destroyed the target missile.

The DSWS is designed as an additional layer of defense against ballistic missiles, to add interception opportunities to the joint US-Israel Arrow Weapon System and to improve the active defense architecture of the State of Israel against missile threats.

The successful test is a major milestone in the development of the David’s Sling Weapon System and provides confidence in future Israeli capabilities to defeat the developing ballistic missile threat.

The main contractor for the integration and the development of the David’s Sling Weapon System is Rafael in conjunction with Raytheon.

The MMR Radar is developed by ELTA Industries and the “Golden Almond” BMC is developed by Elisra- Elbit System.

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)