The US Marine Corps acquired the MRIC system, which combines an American radar and command-and-control system with trailer-mounted launchers carrying 20 SkyHunter interceptor missiles.
Hundreds of systems will be deployed in the Lebanese border area, to significantly improve detection and identification of Hezbollah's fiber-optic drones.
The system can operate across several ranges, from 50 km for protecting airports and bases down to 200 meters as a soldier-portable system to protect maneuvering forces at their staging areas.
"As of today, no country has the ability to mount attacks in space. We must be the leading country in the world with this capability," said Katz.
Goal of platform is to "turn the aggressor’s captured technologies into a growth point for the global engineering community"
The deal is the largest contract in Rafael’s history and the second-largest defense deal in Israeli defense-industry history
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Defense & Tech by The Jerusalem Post understands that the Israeli system being looked at is Rafael Advanced Defense System's David Sling
Pete Hegseth says the US will remember which allies stood with America during Epic Fury. Israeli defense industry should remember too
