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Tuesday, March 1, 2016
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, March 1, 2016
IAF begins to receive new missile defense system
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe Defense Ministry and the Pentagon’s Missile Defense Agency has begun the delivery of parts for the David’s Sling missile defense system to the Israeli Air Force, the Defense Ministry says.
The medium-range missile interceptor system, also known as Magic Wand, passed a battery of tests in recent years, and was declared operational in December.
Meant to replace the Patriot missiles currently in Israel’s arsenal, the new system can also be deployed against aircraft.
— Times of Israel staff contributed
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