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IDF Unveils Electro-Optic Sight to Intercept Incendiary Balloons


(Globes) Yuval Azulai - "We have attained the ability to intercept kites, and we also have very good capabilities for the threat of incendiary balloons," said Col. Nadav Livne, commander of the Israeli army's Matmon unit - dedicated to R&D for IDF ground forces. New capabilities include a smart rifle sight for assault rifles carried by soldiers that makes it possible to accurately strike targets moving at high speed. The Pegion sight is an electro-optic system that makes it possible to follow a moving target. It calculates when to shoot so that the first bullet strikes the target accurately. It will not allow the soldier to shoot if it does not identify that there will be an accurate hit.
2019-04-30 00:00:00
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