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2006-07-15 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

IDF deploys 3 Patriot batteries in Haifa (UPDATED)

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Posted by lotp 2006-07-15 12:56|| || Front Page|| [7 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 The first assumption would be against Syrian missiles, however, they would also be very effective against larger, explosive packed suicide planes.

Posted by Anonymoose 2006-07-15 14:28|| 2006-07-15 14:28|| Front Page Top

#2 I attended a fascinating talk given by the Israeli Minister of Defense (can't remember his name now) during the first Gulf War. He described how the Israelis were hacking the Patriot missiles and improving them as the Scuds were raining down on Israel. All of those improvements have been incorporated into the newer generations of Patriots.

Posted by xbalanke 2006-07-15 21:50|| 2006-07-15 21:50|| Front Page Top

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