The IMDO and the US MDA Successfully Completed a Series of Intercept Tests of an Advanced Version of the David s Sling Weapon System
Israeli Defense Minister, Benny Gantz: The development of a multilayered air defense system secures us from threats near and far
The Israel Missile Defense Organization (IMDO), of the Directorate for Defense R&D in the Ministry of Defense, together with the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA), have successfully completed a series of live-fire intercept tests of the David’s Sling weapon system, against threat-representative cruise and ballistic missiles. The tests conducted were led by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd., from a testing site in central Israel, with the participation of the Israel Air Force and Navy. This successful series is a critical milestone in the augmentation of Israel’s operational capabilities in defending itself against current and future threats.
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Does Israel Now Have the Best Air Defense Systems in the World?
In the lead-up to the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah, a series of Israeli vessels took to sea to prepare for an unprecedented air-defense system test. Using advanced targets meant to resemble cruise missiles, drones and ballistic missiles Israel deployed its multilayered air-defense in a test designed to show all its systems work together.
In the lead-up to the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah, a series of Israeli vessels took to sea to prepare for an unprecedented air-defense system test. Using advanced targets meant to resemble cruise missiles, drones and ballistic missiles Israel deployed its multi-layered air defense in a test designed to show all its systems work together.
IMDO, MDA conduct integrated Iron Dome, DSWS live-fire tests
18 December 2020
by Robin Hughes
The Israel Missile Defense Organisation (IMDO), a division of the Directorate for Defense Research & Development within the Israel Ministry of Defense (IMOD), in association with the US Missile Defense Agency (MDA), executed an unprecedented series of complex and co-ordinated air- and missile-defence live-fire intercept tests with the medium-range David’s Sling Weapon System (DSWS) and Iron Dome short-range missile-defence system in November and early December.
DSWS and Iron Dome respectively represent the current middle and lower tier of Israel’s deployed multi-layered air and missile defence system. The upper tier is delivered by the Arrow Weapon System, deploying the Arrow-2 and Arrow-3 anti-tactical ballistic missile exoatmospheric interceptors.
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