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The
Apache helicopter, attack or defense, leathal anyway ! |
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Hercules
transportplanes, able to act fast. Land, drop and depart in minutes |
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Almost
every inhabitant is able to defend its country even if it is with an automatic
rifle only... |
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or by sophisticated helicopter. |
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Transporting
heavy artillery. But we didn't discuss yet a major important tool for
Israel. |
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THE IRON DOME OVER THE COUNTRYI |
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In
fact when you see this picture you understand what the 'Iron Dome' is about |
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So
many missiles have been fired at Israel that the state needed an effective
defense against it |
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The
system is meant to protect civilians agains missile attacks from for
instance the Gaza-strip. |
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Israel
is the manufacturer itself, by means of Rafael Advanced Defense Systems. |
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These
units are operational from 2011 and can be named succesful |
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About
90% of the missiles launched from Palestinian territory were captured and
destroyed halfways |
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The
system's radar. An even more advanced system is in development, called David's Sling. |
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THE EXERCISE AT OVDA AIRBASE (1)I
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The
press-part was taking place at OVDA Airbase in the south of Israel near
Eilat |
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To
get to the base we had to travel a long distance through a yellow-brown
desert: The Negev ! |
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Long
roads, from Tel Aviv to almost Eilat, because we could not fly at Ovda
because of the exercise |
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An
impression of our trip along miles and miles of desert: |
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Beware
of camels in the neighbourhood ! |
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After
the interview moments we were brought to the platform to witness the
departing planes.... |
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....several F-16's started
and came back rolling off the hill to the platform again |
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This
was quite unique after all, you're in Israel, allowed to make pictures and
ask around..... |
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Blue
Flag exercise in Israel, organized for the first time in the desert out of
all places as a major large international exercise |
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Who needs time to
concider such an opportunity to visit. |
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Blue Flag is not related
to any recent developments, neither Iran, nor any other countries. |
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'Red Flag' exercise that
takes place in Nevada / Alaska every year by the USAFstood at the cradle
of Blue Flag |
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Nice
example of an F-15 called Ra'am in Israel. Here in desert
camouflage (source internet) |
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The
people in the tower observe closely every move |
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Participating
in the flying part was Italy, who took part amongst others with the AMX
for recce |
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HOSTILE DESERT ENCAMPMENTSI |
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Short
impression: One
of the tasks was to detect (and 'eliminate') terrorist cells / small
encampments in the desert |
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Purely
by chance and not expected we found some small units in the desert which
can be seen as such and probably |
served
as such. Here off course it concerned small trainingcamps of the Israeli
themselves, nice examples anyway. |
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