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New Zealand Navy Plans to Buy Israeli Anti-Terror Guns


[Stuff-New Zealand] The New Zealand Navy plans to buy sophisticated new Israeli-made automatic gun systems to protect its frigates from the threat posed by terrorists using explosive-laden speedboats. The latest issue of the navy's monthly magazine Navy Today reports the Rafael mini-typhoon gun direction system is being procured for the Anzac-class frigates. The system uses a sophisticated camera and a laser range-finder to automatically aim a stabilized machine gun at any likely threat. The gun is controlled from a ship's operations room but it can also be set to fire autonomously. The Israelis have fitted similar guns to unmanned high-speed patrol craft and the Australian navy is fitting it to its new patrol craft. The threat posed by terrorists using speedboats was highlighted in Yemen six years ago when suicide bombers rammed the US guided missile destroyer Cole, killing 17 sailors and injuring 39.
2006-11-16 01:00:00
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