An Iron Dome launcher fires an interceptor rocket near the southern town of Sderot November 15, 2012. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun
A Battleground For Weapons Of The Future -- Reuters
More than a week after a U.S.-Egyptian brokered ceasefire brought a fragile peace to Gaza, military analysts are busily assessing the fighting between Israel and Hamas. Their goal: Apply lessons from the eight-day battle to weaponry still in development.
Israel’s frequent conflicts with its Arab neighbors have historically been proving grounds for the latest in battlefield technology. Arab-Israeli wars inspired the first operational aerial drones, radar-evading stealth warplanes and projectile-defeating armor. All are now staples of the world’s leading militaries.
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My Comment: A good review on weapons research that has developed from Middle Eastern wars.
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