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The David's Sling, also known as the Magic Wand, is an Israeli medium-to-long range air defense missile system designed to intercept and destroy a variety of aerial threats, including ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and large-caliber rockets. The system is jointly developed by the Israeli state-owned defense contractor Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and the American defense company Raytheon. It is designed to intercept ballistic and cruise missiles at ranges of 40 to 300 km.