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Eurosatory organizers extend its activities in Asia & South America with APHS - Expodefensa events

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Published: March 06, 2015
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Eurosatory organizers extend its activities in Asia & South America with APHS - Expodefensa events 
 
Eurosatory 2016 the land airland solution defense exhibition Paris France June 640 001 During IDEX 2015, the International Defense Exhibition of Abu Dhabi, Mister Patrick Colas des Francs, CEO of COGES events and Eurosatory presents two new International events dedicated for the homeland security and defense industry. Thanks to the experience of Eurosatory Team, COGES wants to extend its activities and create international events in Asia with the "Asia Pacific Homeland Security 2015" in Singapore and in South America with the "Expodefensa 2015" in Colombia.
 

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KrAZ and Streit Group unveil new Hurricane 8x8 armoured personnel carrier at IDEX 2015

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Published: March 04, 2015
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 KrAZ and Streit Group unveil new Hurricane 8x8 armoured personnel carrier at IDEX 2015.
 
Hurricane 8x8 APC armoured vehicle personnel carrier Streit Group KrAZ UAE 640 001 At the International Defense Exhibition of Abu Dhabi, IDEX 2015, the Ukrainian defense Company KrAZ and the UAE-based Company Streit Group have presented a new 4x4 wheeled armoured vehicle based on heavy duty off-road KrAZ 8x8 truck chassis.
 

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Lockheed Martin successfully test-fired ATHENA fiber laser weapon system prototype

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Published: March 04, 2015
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 Lockheed Martin successfully test-fired ATHENA fiber laser weapon system prototype
 
Lockheed Martin successfully test fired ATHENA laser 4 march 2015 640 001 Lockheed Martin’s 30-kilowatt fiber laser weapon system successfully disabled the engine of a small truck during a recent field test, demonstrating the rapidly evolving precision capability to protect military forces and critical infrastructure, the US-based company reported yesterday, March 3rd.
 

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The US Marine Corps starts testing Light-Armored Vehicle fitted with Anti-Tank Weapon System

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Published: March 03, 2015
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 The US Marine Corps starts testing Light-Armored Vehicle fitted with Anti-Tank Weapon System
 
The US Marine Corps starts testing Light Armored Vehicle fitted with Anti Tank Weapon System 640 001 The United States Marine Corps Operational Test Evaluation Activity section began operational testing of the Light-Armored Vehicle Anti-Tank Weapons System aboard the Combat Center and is scheduled to continue until March 8, 2015.
 

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US Army's Benét Laboratories unveiled new extended-range 120mm mortar ballistic test cannon

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Published: February 17, 2015
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 US Army's Benét Laboratories unveiled new extended-range 120mm mortar ballistic test cannon
 
US Army s Benet laboratories unveiled an extended range 120mm mortar ballistic test cannon 640 002 The U.S. Army's Benét Laboratories, which is collocated on the Watervliet Arsenal, recently announced that it has achieved a significant milestone in the research and development of an extended-range 120mm mortar ballistic test cannon that if fielded, will greatly increase the survivability of U.S. infantrymen.
 

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Controp Micro-Stamp most advanced miniature payload in the world for small UAVs

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Published: February 16, 2015
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 Controp Micro-Stamp most advanced miniature payload in the world for small UAVs
 
Controp Micro-Stamp most advanced miniature payload in the world for small UAVs small 001 CONTROP Precision Technologies Ltd. – a world leader in EO/IR defense and homeland security solutions – will be demonstrating its recently introduced cutting edge MICRO-STAMP Dual Sensor Day/Night Stabilized Miniature Payload for Small UAVs for the first time at Aero India 2015. With a low weight of a mere 300 grams – the most advanced gyro-stabilized miniature payload in the world is now being supplied to the first customer.
 

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New Chinese electromagnetic weapon could be used to paralyse U.S. anti-ballistic missile systems

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Published: February 14, 2015
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 New Chinese electromagnetic weapon could be used to paralyse U.S. anti-ballistic missile systems
 
New Chinese electromagnetic weapon could be used to paralyse US anti-ballistic missile systems 640 001 The development of an X-ray pulse generator by the Xi'an Institute of Optics and Precision Mechanics under the Chinese Academy of Sciences has attracted the attention of Vassily Kashin, a expert at Russia's Center for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies, according to Moscow-based Sputinks News.
 

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Metravib SLATE gunshot detection and localization system essential component to protect soldier.

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Published: February 12, 2015
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 Metravib SLATE gunshot detection and localization system essential component to protect soldier
 
Metravib SLATE gunshot detection and localization system essential component to protect soldier 640 001 As a world leader in acoustic gunshot detection systems, METRAVIB supplies equipment to 20 armies around the world, including those of thirteen NATO members, providing daily protection for personnel operating at sensitive sites or at events.
 

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First successful firing for MBDA MMP Medium Range Missile by French Army Defence Procurement

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Published: February 12, 2015
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First successful firing for MBDA MMP Medium Range Missile by French Army Defence Procurement 
 
First successful firing MBDA MMP Medium Range Missile by the French Army Defence Procurement 640 001 The French Defence Procurement Agency (Direction Générale de l'Armement) successfully carried out the first firing of MMP (Missile de Moyenne Portée or Medium Range Missile), the successor to the Milan weapon system.
 

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Photonis Digital Imaging introduces new Nocturn GP color low-light camera

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Published: February 11, 2015
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 Photonis Digital Imaging introduces new Nocturn GP color low-light camera
 
Photonis Nocturn GP camera 640 001 PHOTONIS Digital Imaging introduces a new Color Low-Light CMOS camera, optimized for low-light conditions. The new camera model provides GigE Vision® 2.0 compliance and color day/night imaging for the NOCTURN line of products.
 

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Canadian armed forces and Colt have developed a new concept of assault rifle SIPES project.

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Published: February 11, 2015
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 Canadian armed forces and Colt have developed a new concept of assault rifle SIPES project
 
Canadian armed forces and Colt have developed a new concept of assault rifle SIPES project 640 003 More firepower, improved accuracy and smart integrated accessories that connect to command and control networks are the headline features of the new integrated assault rifle concept that Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) and Colt Canada have developed for the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF).
 

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Chinas has upgraded its home-made Type 98 main battle tank with MANPADS air defense missile.

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Published: February 08, 2015
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Chinas has upgraded its home-made Type 98 main battle tank with MANPADS air defense missile 
 
Type 98 main battle tank armed with MANPADS air defense missile system China Chinese army 640 001 China has upgraded its home-made main battle tank Type 98 with MANPADS (Man-portable air-defense systems) missile system. A picture releases on Internet shows two launchers of short-range air defense system mounted to the right side of the turret.
 

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Renault Trucks Defense VAB MK III ELECTER 6x6 personnel carrier demonstrator in test phase

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Published: February 06, 2015
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Renault Trucks Defense VAB MK III ELECTER 6x6 personnel carrier demonstrator in test phase 
 
Renault Trucks Defense VAB MK III ELECTER 6x6 personnel carrier demonstrator in test phase small 001 Following the acceptance tests which confirmed the demonstrator's very high level performance and robustness, the vehicle was delivered to the DGA on the Angers site on 13 January 2015. Combining an electric machine and a Diesel engine, the parallel hybrid drive system, which is fitted to a number of the Volvo Group's civil vehicles and which has demonstrated its pollution reduction and consumption qualities, could now be usefully applied to the military field.
 

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FNSS announced the winners of the International Military Land Vehicles Design Competition 2015

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Published: February 03, 2015
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 FNSS announced the winners of the International Military Land Vehicles Design Competition 2015
 
FNSS announced the winners of the International Military Land Vehicles Design Competition 2015 640 001 The winning designs have been announced in FNSS MILDESIGN2015 “International Military Land Vehicles Design Competition” which is organized for the second time by FNSS Savunma Sistemleri A.S. and the conceptual subject of which was “conceptual design of a manned and remote controlled modular military land vehicle with ballistic protection”.
 

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Stryker 8x8 armoured of U.S. Army retrofitted with new tactical communication network system

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Published: February 01, 2015
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 Stryker 8x8 armoured of U.S. Army retrofitted with new tactical communication network system.
 
Stryker 8x8 armoured of US Army retrofitted with new tactical communication network system 640 001 Stryker 8x8 armoured vehicles in the 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team/2nd Infantry Division of U.S. Army, also known as 2/2 SBCT, are being retrofitted with the Army's new tactical communications network, increasing Soldiers' ability to communicate over greater distances, share mission data and maintain situational awareness.
By Nancy JonesBonbrest, PEO C3T
 

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KMDB presents a new modernized version of its Dozor-B APC to the President of Ukraine

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Published: January 31, 2015
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 KMDB presents a new modernized version of its Dozor-B APC to the President of Ukraine.
 
KMDB presents a new modernized version of its Dozor-B APC to the President of Ukraine 640 002 The President of Ukraine has tested the new Dozor-B 4x4 APC armoured vehicle personnel carrier designed and manufactured in Ukraine. The new vehicle was demonstrated to the authorities of the presidential administration in the center of the capital.
 

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UkrOboronProm unveiled T-64-based Infantry Fighting Vehicle prototype

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Published: January 29, 2015
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 UkrOboronProm unveiled T-64-based Infantry Fighting Vehicle prototype
 
UkroBoronProm T64 IFV 640 001 Ukrainian company UkroBoronProm is restarting the development of a heavy infantry fighting vehicle based on the T-64 MBT chassis.eNow the firm has resumed development of the heavy IFV in order to ready the design for serial production. According to Ukroboronprom, this work could be completed in time to start mass production before the end of the year.
 

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US Army opens first Terminal High Altitude Area Defense Instructional Facility at Fort Sill

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Published: January 29, 2015
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 US Army opens first Terminal High Altitude Area Defense Instructional Facility at Fort Sill
 
US Army opens first Terminal High Altitude Area Defense Instructional Facility at Fort Sill 640 001 The US Army's soldiers destined to operate the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system will now learn their trade from fellow Soldiers. The Terminal High Altitude Area Defense Instructional Facility, or THAAD, opened at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Already, four classes are underway at the schoolhouse, announced the US Army on January 23.
 

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Ukroboronprom of Ukraine has launched production of HAZAR BRDM-2-Di 4x4 armored vehicle 2801151

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Published: January 28, 2015
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 Ukroboronprom of Ukraine has launched production of HAZAR BRDM-2-Di 4x4 armored vehicle.
 
HAZAR 4x4 armoured vehicle personnel carrier Ukraine Ukrainian army defense industry Ukroboronprom 001 One of «UKROBORONPROM» enterprises has launched the production of the new armored Combat Reconnaissance Patrol Vehicle (BRDM 2-Di) «Hazar».
 

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Morgan Advanced Material introduces new buoyant lightweight rifle plate insert

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Published: January 28, 2015
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 Morgan Advanced Materials introduces new buoyant lightweight rifle plate insert
 
Morgan Advanced Material introduces new buoyant lightweight rifle plate insert 640 001 Morgan Advanced Materials' Composites and Defence Systems business has introduced a buoyant, lightweight rifle plate insert for military and security personnel which is capable of stopping 7.62mm rifle ammunition yet is still less than 1kg in weight.
 

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Israel's artillery corps starts using the Hermes 450 tactical unmanned aerial system

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Published: January 28, 2015
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 Israel's artillery corps starts using the Hermes 450 tactical unmanned aerial system
 
The Israeli army recently revealed it is running a new drone unit in the Artillery Corps. The unit, the first of its kind, operates the tactical Hermes 450 drone from within the Ground Forces. During a recent drill in the North, the unit practiced working together with ground units by collecting advanced visual intelligence and broadcasting a live image of the battlefield to the divisions and brigades below. The Israeli army recently revealed it is running a new drone unit in the Artillery Corps. The unit, the first of its kind, operates the tactical Hermes 450 drone from within the Ground Forces. During a recent drill in the North, the unit practiced working together with ground units by collecting advanced visual intelligence and broadcasting a live image of the battlefield to the divisions and brigades below.
 

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Picatinny to give faster and more accurate mortar fire with new WULF fire-control system

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Published: January 28, 2015
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 Picatinny to give faster and more accurate mortar fire with new WULF fire-control system
 
Picatinny to give faster and more accurate mortar fire with new WULF sensors suite 640 002 By integrating many small sensors into light mortar systems, Picatinny engineers are developing a technology for use on all U.S. military mortar systems to give soldiers faster, more accurate mortar fire. The Weaponized Universal Lightweight Fire-Control, known as WULF, couples many small sensors together to create a robust, lightweight pointing device that will increase mortar fire.
 

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India's DRDO plans to increase range of the Akash surface-to-air missile

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Published: January 25, 2015
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 India's DRDO plans to increase range of the Akash surface-to-air missile
 
India increase akash range small 001 The Indian Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) has decided to increase the range of the Akash Surface to air missile (SAM), one of its successful programs, and provide it with a ‘seeker’ in its warhead to achieve better targeting efficiency. Reliable sources in the DRDO are not willing to divulge too many details about these two important elements – the range and the seeker – just yet.
 

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China to equip Type-99 main battle tanks with next-generation laser-guided missile

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Published: January 25, 2015
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 China to equip Type-99 main battle tanks with next-generation laser-guided missile
 
China to equip Type 99 main battle tanks with next generation laser guided missile small 001 The armoured divisions of the China's People's Liberation Army will be equipped with next-generation laser-guided missiles, in a move to improve the long-range firepower and accuracy of its tanks, reports today the South China Morning Post. The PLA Daily said on Wednesday a new glide bomb, that can be fired from tanks rather than from missile launchers, had been developed after years of live-fire tests on plateaus, islands and in the Gobi desert.
 

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South Korean military to develop new "reverse asymmetric weapon systems" by 2020

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Published: January 25, 2015
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 South Korean military to develop new "reverse asymmetric weapon systems" by 2020
 
South korea new weapon systems small 001 South Korea’s Defense Ministry on Monday, January 19, unveiled a new defense vision based on information and communication technologies, and other cutting-edge digital platforms to better counter evolving North Korean threats and other security challenges.
 

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BAE Systems unveiled enhanced thermal weapon sight, the Universal Thermal Clip-On version XII

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Published: January 25, 2015
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 BAE Systems unveiled enhanced thermal weapon sight, the Universal Thermal Clip-On version XII
 
BAE Systems UTC XII small 001 BAE Systems yesterday unveiled its first-to-market 12-micron thermal imaging technology that significantly improves the effectiveness of thermal weapon sights. The company’s Universal Thermal Clip-On version XII (UTC® XII) is the first military-grade thermal weapon sight to include the new 12-micron technology, which greatly reduces lens size, total system weight, and battery use, while delivering improved image quality.
 

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Logo Technologies of U.S. to develop hybrid-electric motorcycle for military special forces 1701151

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Published: January 25, 2015
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 Logo Technologies of U.S. to develop hybrid-electric motorcycle for military special forces.
 
Logo Technologies of US to develop hybrid-electric motorcycle for military special forces small 001 The American Company Logos Technologies, in partnership with San Francisco-based all-electric motorcycle maker BRD, is developing the Zero MMX hybrid-electric motorcycle SilentHawk project to support evolving mission requirements for military special forces.
 

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Chinese-made QW-2 MANPADS missile now in service with Sudanese People's Liberation Army 1601151

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 Chinese-made QW-2 MANPADS missile now in service with Sudanese People's Liberation Army.
 
Chinese-made QW-2 MANPADS missile now in service with Sudanese People Liberation Army small 001 South Sudan fighters loyal to Dr Riek Machar have acquired sophisticated man-portable surface-to-air missiles system (MANPADS) in preparation for new onslaughts against troops loyal to President Salva Kiir. A photo released by the "theinsider" website end of december 2014 show Sudanese People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) forces with a Chinese-made QW-2 man-portable air-defense system (MANPADS).
 

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U.S. army equipment GATR Ground to Air Transmit and Receive Inflatable Satellite Antennas 1401152

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Published: January 25, 2015
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 U.S. forces equipment GATR Ground to Air Transmit and Receive Inflatable Satellite Antennas.
 
US army equipment GATR Ground to Air Transmit and Receive Inflatable Satellite Antennas small 001 Inflatable ground satellite antennas are aiding the expeditionary nature of U.S. and coalition forces, enabling them to achieve high-bandwidth network connectivity anywhere in the world from small deployable packages. The antenna can connect Soldiers in remote locations to the Army's tactical communication WIN-T network backbone, as well as support other services and first responders. (By Amy Walker, PEO C3T)
 

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Israeli Army IDF expects to deploy new Rafael Iron Beam laser air defense system this year 1301154

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Published: January 25, 2015
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 Israeli Army (IDF) expects to deploy new Rafael Iron Beam laser air defense system this year.
 
Israeli Army IDF expects to deploy new Rafael Iron Beam laser air defense system this year small 001 The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) is expected to deploy the world’s first laser-based air defense system this year. The new system, known as “Iron Beam,” was developed by Israeli defense contractor Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. As the system is still in development, it has not yet been determined how it might fit into Israel's multi-tiered missile defence system that includes Iron Dome, David's Sling, and Arrow 3.
 

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