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Monday, August 1, 2016
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Monday, August 1, 2016
Defense Ministry unveils next generation of IDF personnel carriers
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe Defense Ministry unveils Israel’s first wheeled armored personnel carrier, a vehicle that will replace thousands of aging M113 APCs currently in use by Israeli infantry brigades and other units.
The “Eitan” (“Steadfast”) moves away from the tread design of the older “Bardelas” (“Cheetah”) vehicle, which was found in the 2006 Second Lebanon War to be overly susceptible to enemy anti-tank rocket attacks. An explosion only needs to break a single link on the tread to unravel it and render the older APC immobile.
The new APC will also sport vastly upgraded armor and defensive systems akin to Israel’s Merkava line of tanks.
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