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April 5, 2012       Share:    

Source: http://www.idfblog.com/2012/04/04/first-look-combat-engineers-tools/

New IDF Combat Engineering Tools

(Israel Defense Forces) Newly declassified IDF combat engineering technologies include the "Thunder," an anti-personnel mine so small that it fits in a soldier's pocket and is hard for enemy forces to detect during an ambush. The "Fox" is a door-breaching charge roughly the size of a human arm, while the "Frame Breaker" is designed to cut through walls. The "Snatcher" deploys a string of charges which upon detonation create a blast-wave, disabling mines hidden in the ground.

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