News outlets in the Far East were reporting Wednesday morning that a missile from the Israeli David's Sling interceptor system was discovered in Syria in 2018 and transferred to the Russian military.
The unconfirmed report, which originated from the Chinese news site SINA, claims that the interceptor missile missed its target, believed to be a Syrian anti-aircraft missile, and landed on the Syrian Golan Heights without suffering any major damage.
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In July 2018, Syria fired Russian missiles toward Israel, and the David's Sling responded by firing interceptors toward Syrian targets. The Chinese report said that one of the IDF missiles missed its target and was remotely destroyed by the IDF, whereas the second interceptor landed and exploded.
According to the report, the Syrian military might have found the second interceptor and leaked information about it to the armed forces of Syrian President Bashar Assad.
David's Sling is a system designed to intercept mid-to-long-range missiles. It is considered the most advanced of its kind in the world and is celebrated as a technological achievement by Israel's military industry.
