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| IAF fires warning shots at Gazans launching incendiary kites |
| 2018-06-24 |
| [Ynet] As the kite terrorism continues, 3 fires break out in the western Negev, leading the IAF to target kite launchers east of Gazoo City; Paleostinians start flying incendiary devices from homes to avoid IDF detection, favoring balloons that can fly further. An IAF aircraft fired warning shots Saturday at cell attempting to dispatch incendiary kites from the northern Gazoo Strip into Israel. According to a Paleostinian source, the cell attempted to launch the kites east to Gazoo City. Earlier, three fires broke out in Givat Yehuda, Be'eri and Kissufim as a result of incendiary balloons flown from Gazoo. Firefighters were able to gain full control of flames. The incendiary balloon launchers have changed their modus operandi in recent days and have begun flying the balloons from private homes and back yards in an effort to avoid being spotted and thwarted by the IDF. In addition, the Paleostinians appear to be favoring balloons over kites, since the balloons can more easily get further into Israeli territory. In an effort to combat the threat, Israeli defense technology company Rafael Advanced Defense Systems has been developing a new detection system‐the Sky Spotter‐to identify incendiary balloons and kites launched from Gazoo. The electro-optical system was originally developed to detect drones and was later adjusted to thwart incendiary balloons and kites. The system has a long-range digital camera, which is able to identify the incendiary objects the minute they are flown into the air and can estimate their landing location. The early detection will later enable drones to efficiently intercept the incendiary balloons and kites. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #1 IAF fires warning shots I like that better |
| Posted by: Frank G 2018-06-24 07:49 |