Active defense. The Next Generation
Rafael, which signed the success of Iron Dome, also developed the "Sela David" system, which was recently declared operational. The system consists of a combat management center, interceptors, multi-mission radar for detection and tracking and command and control systems. An interview with Brig. Gen. (res.) Pini Yungman, Director of the "Kela David" program in Rafael, on the development and performance of the system
Dan Arkin 27/05/2017 Contact author
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A three-pronged international security deal is currently being prepared for Israel, the United States and Poland. This is the story: Israel has already deployed the missile defense system "Sling David" (formerly "Magic Wand"), and the first battalion of battery operators is already "taking orders", in the army's language. Poland, a country at least 100 years old, fears that Russia, its neighbor to the east, is defending itself with Patriot missiles manufactured by the American company Raytheon.
Raytheon is a close partner of Rafael in the development and manufacturing of the interceptor of the David Sling system, a interceptor known as STUNNER and one of the most advanced in its kind. It turns out that this intercept is suitable not only for the "David Slingshot" but also for "Patriot", and it is possible to make a smart integration between the Patriot and STUNNER. The deal is focused on the development of the next generation of Patriot missiles - with the interceptor of David's Sling. This product exactly interested Poland to purchase.
The Poles are convinced that the Patriot and the STUNNER will fit into their air defenses. When the development is over, Poland will be the first customer of the new product, and Rafael people are encouraged by the deal, which they believe will open important doors in the world for the two industries, Rafael Israel and Orion. Braythion call the Patriot with the STUNNER Sky Interceptor.
Thus, the "Sela David" system has a double achievement, relatively soon after its development: it is already part of the defense of Israel, and there is already an export client for a central component of the system. In the Ministry of Defense, one of the system's invitees, defining its operational need, initially used the name "Magic Wand." When he embarked on the tender that Raphael won, they named "DAVID SLING'S." Now that the system was operational, The Ministry of Defense and the Air Force, running the system, adopt the name "David Sling".
The system was officially handed over to the air force at the end of last year. With the help of Rafael, and with the help of advanced simulators, the first generation of officers, technicians and soldiers' operators was trained, and on April 2, 2017, the system was declared operational.
The basic idea of David Sling is integration as one of the components of the multi-layered array of state defense. The Iron Dome system, the "David Sling" system and the various "Arrow" missiles - an operational combination of all these components is supposed to protect the country from any threat from far or near, from bombs Mortar and ballistic missiles, and the backbone of the state's defense will continue to be Iron Dome in terms of coverage and ranges, and the Sela David system will be used to deal with maneuvering targets, precision cruise missiles and future Russian-made Yachont missiles and aircraft, Arrow "anti-ballistic missiles long-range.
The operational requirements for the system were defined by the Ministry of Defense's Ministry of Defense. In the first stage of the competition Rafael won the development of the launch system, and in the second stage, the entire system. The development began with Rafael's missile division in the Segev bloc of the Galilee, with two engineers. Over the years 2,000 people have worked in the project in Israel and abroad.
Brigadier General (res.) Pini Yungman, director of the "Kela David" program, one of the commanders of the IDF's anti-aircraft and air defense systems: "It was determined that Rafael is the authority for content of the system and has an INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Of the system. The entire work was based on prior knowledge, mainly knowledge gained in Rafael in the development of air-to-air missiles. We have been presented with basic requirements of various threats, but we have decided from the earliest stages to look ahead to future threats that may appear in the atmospheric medium, from ground missiles to large missiles coming from the atmosphere. This is the line we have set for ourselves: conforming to the client's requirements, from the management of the wall, with reference to future capabilities.
Exclusive technology
The interceptor is the heart of the system and destroys the enemy threat. The project leader, Jungman, says: "I would not exaggerate to say that this intercept combines unique technologies that do not exist in the world, the latest assemblies, the STUNNER is defined as two-phase and three-pulse, and its maneuverability is very high. Electro-optical and electro-magnetic, and intercepts capabilities that are many times larger than those of the American counterpart, the interceptor of the Advanced Patriot PAC-3 missile.
Raphael also stresses that STUNNER's homemaker identifies and tracks threats in all weather conditions, and hits the target with the precision of the AIM POINT - point hit - until it is destroyed. The injury is a physical injury to the target, with a deadly HARD KILL effect: iron-iron injury. The price of each interceptor is estimated at $ 1 million, and in the opinion of the Rafael team, this is a reasonable price compared to other interceptors and performance.
The "Sela David" system underwent a long series of five experiments, until it was given the signal of operational capability. In November 2012 Phase A was completed in development, and an interception test was conducted. In March 2013, a third full trial of the system was conducted and successfully intercepted a "typical threat." In December 2015, a fourth general test of the entire system and the beginning of delivery to the Air Force was conducted. On January 25, 2015, a fifth, last, and final experiment was conducted.
Operational deployment
The experiment was conducted at the Palmahim base and was attended by the head of the US Missile Defense Agency, Admiral Jim Schering, who declared: "We are determined to fulfill our commitment to support the development of Israel's missile defense system." In an experiment, Mapat and the Homa Plan, terrible targets were launched, which were successfully intercepted.
The mechanicElta's Multi-Mission (MMR) identified the threat after the launch, and passed the information to the BATTLE MANAGEMENT CENTER (BMC) of Elisra / Elbit Systems. The interceptors were launched according to the plan, carried out all stages of the flight - and intercepted the target as planned. The David Sela project reflects a joint project of Israel and the US to develop defense against large-caliber rockets and short-range ballistic missiles, , Which is a missile that simulates a target: The system can be operated autonomously, fully or partially, and how it works The system knows, with the help of radar, that a threat is approaching. It builds an interception plan, and gives the operators details. The operator can stop the launching and interception process, or allow the system to operate autonomously until the threat is destroyed. The task of the human operator is to monitor the activity and ensure that there are no safety problems, but it does not interfere with the calculation of the system, and all of these processes take place in very short periods of time, measured in microseconds, Which is completely different from that of Iron Dome, which will not find batteries next to large cities this time, just as residents could meet the Iron Dome batteries. Many sensors are scattered throughout the country, and of course a communications system has been deployed. The layout is centralized and centralized, but is highly planned according to reference scenarios.
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Rafael, which signed the success of Iron Dome, also developed the "Sela David" system, which was recently declared operational. The system consists of a combat management center, interceptors, multi-mission radar for detection and tracking and command and control systems. An interview with Brig. Gen. (res.) Pini Yungman, Director of the "Kela David" program in Rafael, on the development and performance of the system
Dan Arkin 27/05/2017 Contact author
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A three-pronged international security deal is currently being prepared for Israel, the United States and Poland. This is the story: Israel has already deployed the missile defense system "Sling David" (formerly "Magic Wand"), and the first battalion of battery operators is already "taking orders", in the army's language. Poland, a country at least 100 years old, fears that Russia, its neighbor to the east, is defending itself with Patriot missiles manufactured by the American company Raytheon.
Raytheon is a close partner of Rafael in the development and manufacturing of the interceptor of the David Sling system, a interceptor known as STUNNER and one of the most advanced in its kind. It turns out that this intercept is suitable not only for the "David Slingshot" but also for "Patriot", and it is possible to make a smart integration between the Patriot and STUNNER. The deal is focused on the development of the next generation of Patriot missiles - with the interceptor of David's Sling. This product exactly interested Poland to purchase.
The Poles are convinced that the Patriot and the STUNNER will fit into their air defenses. When the development is over, Poland will be the first customer of the new product, and Rafael people are encouraged by the deal, which they believe will open important doors in the world for the two industries, Rafael Israel and Orion. Braythion call the Patriot with the STUNNER Sky Interceptor.
Thus, the "Sela David" system has a double achievement, relatively soon after its development: it is already part of the defense of Israel, and there is already an export client for a central component of the system. In the Ministry of Defense, one of the system's invitees, defining its operational need, initially used the name "Magic Wand." When he embarked on the tender that Raphael won, they named "DAVID SLING'S." Now that the system was operational, The Ministry of Defense and the Air Force, running the system, adopt the name "David Sling".
The system was officially handed over to the air force at the end of last year. With the help of Rafael, and with the help of advanced simulators, the first generation of officers, technicians and soldiers' operators was trained, and on April 2, 2017, the system was declared operational.
The basic idea of David Sling is integration as one of the components of the multi-layered array of state defense. The Iron Dome system, the "David Sling" system and the various "Arrow" missiles - an operational combination of all these components is supposed to protect the country from any threat from far or near, from bombs Mortar and ballistic missiles, and the backbone of the state's defense will continue to be Iron Dome in terms of coverage and ranges, and the Sela David system will be used to deal with maneuvering targets, precision cruise missiles and future Russian-made Yachont missiles and aircraft, Arrow "anti-ballistic missiles long-range.
The operational requirements for the system were defined by the Ministry of Defense's Ministry of Defense. In the first stage of the competition Rafael won the development of the launch system, and in the second stage, the entire system. The development began with Rafael's missile division in the Segev bloc of the Galilee, with two engineers. Over the years 2,000 people have worked in the project in Israel and abroad.
Brigadier General (res.) Pini Yungman, director of the "Kela David" program, one of the commanders of the IDF's anti-aircraft and air defense systems: "It was determined that Rafael is the authority for content of the system and has an INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Of the system. The entire work was based on prior knowledge, mainly knowledge gained in Rafael in the development of air-to-air missiles. We have been presented with basic requirements of various threats, but we have decided from the earliest stages to look ahead to future threats that may appear in the atmospheric medium, from ground missiles to large missiles coming from the atmosphere. This is the line we have set for ourselves: conforming to the client's requirements, from the management of the wall, with reference to future capabilities.
Exclusive technology
The interceptor is the heart of the system and destroys the enemy threat. The project leader, Jungman, says: "I would not exaggerate to say that this intercept combines unique technologies that do not exist in the world, the latest assemblies, the STUNNER is defined as two-phase and three-pulse, and its maneuverability is very high. Electro-optical and electro-magnetic, and intercepts capabilities that are many times larger than those of the American counterpart, the interceptor of the Advanced Patriot PAC-3 missile.
Raphael also stresses that STUNNER's homemaker identifies and tracks threats in all weather conditions, and hits the target with the precision of the AIM POINT - point hit - until it is destroyed. The injury is a physical injury to the target, with a deadly HARD KILL effect: iron-iron injury. The price of each interceptor is estimated at $ 1 million, and in the opinion of the Rafael team, this is a reasonable price compared to other interceptors and performance.
The "Sela David" system underwent a long series of five experiments, until it was given the signal of operational capability. In November 2012 Phase A was completed in development, and an interception test was conducted. In March 2013, a third full trial of the system was conducted and successfully intercepted a "typical threat." In December 2015, a fourth general test of the entire system and the beginning of delivery to the Air Force was conducted. On January 25, 2015, a fifth, last, and final experiment was conducted.
Operational deployment
The experiment was conducted at the Palmahim base and was attended by the head of the US Missile Defense Agency, Admiral Jim Schering, who declared: "We are determined to fulfill our commitment to support the development of Israel's missile defense system." In an experiment, Mapat and the Homa Plan, terrible targets were launched, which were successfully intercepted.
The mechanicElta's Multi-Mission (MMR) identified the threat after the launch, and passed the information to the BATTLE MANAGEMENT CENTER (BMC) of Elisra / Elbit Systems. The interceptors were launched according to the plan, carried out all stages of the flight - and intercepted the target as planned. The David Sela project reflects a joint project of Israel and the US to develop defense against large-caliber rockets and short-range ballistic missiles, , Which is a missile that simulates a target: The system can be operated autonomously, fully or partially, and how it works The system knows, with the help of radar, that a threat is approaching. It builds an interception plan, and gives the operators details. The operator can stop the launching and interception process, or allow the system to operate autonomously until the threat is destroyed. The task of the human operator is to monitor the activity and ensure that there are no safety problems, but it does not interfere with the calculation of the system, and all of these processes take place in very short periods of time, measured in microseconds, Which is completely different from that of Iron Dome, which will not find batteries next to large cities this time, just as residents could meet the Iron Dome batteries. Many sensors are scattered throughout the country, and of course a communications system has been deployed. The layout is centralized and centralized, but is highly planned according to reference scenarios.
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