[Jpost] Almost a year and a half after Israel first fired a David’s Sling interceptor missile and watched as it crashed in Syria, Chinese media reported that the advanced missile is now in the hands of the Russians who are reportedly working to reverse engineer it.
| According to a Western expert on missile defense who requested anonymity, not only is the SINA news agency report full of inaccuracies, but Israel takes into account that "all parts of attack systems from aircrafts to missiles, might end up in the hands of adversaries." |
What a weird report. And what odd timing.
The report, carried by the Chinese SINA news agency, was referring to a July 2018 incident where Israel operated the David’s Sling system against two Russian-made SS-21 Tochka tactical ballistic missiles launched by the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) as part of Damascus’ offensive against rebels along the border with Israel’s strategic Golan Heights. |