(Ynet News) Yoav Zitun - The David's Sling air defense system is designed to shoot down rockets with ranges of 100 to 200 km. or low-flying cruise missiles, the Israel Defense Ministry said on Monday. It fills the gap between the Iron Dome short-range rocket interceptor and the Arrow ballistic missile interceptor, both already in service. Shlomo S., head of the project at Israeli defense firm Rafael, said: "We developed technologies that are the first of their kind in the world and have so far been considered science fiction....The goals and targets we had were achieved in full."
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