Rafael unveils ‘Sky Sonic’ hypersonic missile interceptor
Rafael plans to market Sky Sonic at the upcoming Paris Air Show, as it targets the European market.
Rafael plans to market Sky Sonic at the upcoming Paris Air Show, as it targets the European market.
The Missile Defense Directorate in the Israeli Ministry of Defense is coordinating the related projects performed by some Israel defense companies. This is funded mostly with special budgets earmarked for the need to address a very critical threat.
The team up is expected to knock Boeing from its current workshare agreement with IAI.
TEL AVIV: Israel and the U.S have begun development of the Arrow 4 ballistic missile interceptor to deal largely with new Iranian long-range ballistic missile threats. A key design feature for the new Arrow will be winglets, helping it to intercept threats inside the atmosphere, in particular hypersonic missiles. “Israel needs to plan its missiles […]