Finland buys the Sling missile defense system from the Israeli company Rafael Advanced Defense Systems
What is known
This was reported by the Finnish Ministry of Defense.The contract is worth 316,000,000 euros. There is no information yet on when weapons deliveries will begin. By the way, to purchase the David’s Sling missile defense system, Finland had to obtain US permission, because the Israeli company Rafael developed it with the American company Raytheon.
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For those who are not in the know
"David's Sling" ismulti-level anti-missile system of the Israel Defense Forces. It is designed to intercept short-range ballistic missiles, subsonic cruise missiles and large-caliber unguided missiles with a launch range of 70 to 300 km. Supposedly, David's Sling can also intercept aircraft. Testing of the system began in 2012. It entered Israeli service two years later.
Source: defmin