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U.S. to Use New Israeli Mortar Shell in Afghanistan

[Israel Defense Forces] Israel Military Industries has developed a new, very accurate, GPS-directed mortar shell that will be used by the U.S. in military operations in Afghanistan. "This is the only mortar shell worldwide that reaches such high accuracy," said Bill Peterson of the Raytheon Company, which successfully tested the shell. "The mortar shell has the ability to cope in an advanced way with wind and stormy weather in the mountains. We are ready to quickly deliver the system to be used by the forces in the Afghan mountains." During the tests, the shells were fired at a variety of targets in mountainous areas under battlefield conditions and hit precisely seven out of eight times.
2009-09-03 08:00:00
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