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Defense Ministry Installs Windbreaker Active Protection Systems On Namer APCs

January 29 2016

Israel

The Israeli army has fitted an armored personnel carrier with the Windbreaker active protection system for the first time, say Israeli officials, as reported by the Times of Israel.

The system, also known as Trophy, was previously installed on the army's Merkava tanks. It has now been integrated with Namer armored personnel carriers, announced the Defense Ministry on Thursday.

The Windbreaker consists of a radar detection system that tracks incoming missiles and predicts...

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