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Israel: first operational employment of David's Sling

Used to intercept two SS-21 Syrian missiles

Israel used yesterday for the first time the "David's Sling", the medium-range anti-missile interception system, to intercept two SS-21 Tochka launched from Syria to Israel.When these were identified by the air defense of Tel Aviv, the defensive system came into operation and the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) decided to intercept them, because the study done on the trajectory would have fallen in the...

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Tel Aviv, Israel, 07/23/2018 17:30
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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