Breaking Defense:

The U.S. Army is studying the Israeli SkyCeptor interceptor as an option for mid-tier air and missile defense, manufacturer Rafael told Breaking Defense.

In Israel, SkyCeptor is fired from the David’s Sling system. But Rafael’s American partner on SkyCeptor is Raytheon, which makes the famed Patriot missile defense system – and the companies call SkyCeptor a “plug and play” weapon that can fire from existing Patriot launchers. They’re planning a demonstration later this year.

“The Americans are seriously looking at our David’s Sling air defense system,” said Brig. Gen. (res.) Pini Yungman, head of Rafael’s air and missile defense systems division, in an interview with Breaking Defense…

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