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May 14, 2010       Share:    

Source: http://dover.idf.il/IDF/English/News/Tech/10/05/1302.htm

IDF Employs New Thermal Camera for Border Surveillance

(BaMahane-Israel Defense Forces) Dan Tamir - The IDF Central Command has begun deploying the Magna thermal camera system. "It is a warning system that provides intelligence coverage over a specific area and provides a warning response to an intrusion," says Maj. Oshri Itach. The Magna combines thermal cameras and regular cameras, and can scan an area over a range of several miles. Once the system absorbs suspicious vibrations, it transfers the data to a collection system in an operations room. "The moment that our enemies understand that they can not pass through certain areas even when there is no fence, we will have reached our goal," explained Lt. Lior Ovadia.

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