Israel Uses David’s Sling To Counter Syrian-launched Missile

Arie Egozi July 23, 2018

TEL AVIV—The Israeli Air Force (IAF) used the Rafael David’s Sling anti-rocket and missile system for the first time operationally on July 23. The system launched two interceptors from a battery located in Northern Israel after the air force’s air defense sensors detected rocket launches in Syria...

Arie Egozi

Arie was born in Israel and served in the Israeli Defense Forces. He graduated from Tel Aviv University with a degree in political science and journalism. Later, he worked as a defense correspondent for Israel’s largest daily newspaper Yedioth Ahronot. He is the editor-in-chief of the Israeli homeland security website I-HLS.

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