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DoD Awards IAI Contract For Electro-Optically-Guided Missiles

January 20 2023

USA
Israel

The U.S. Dept. of Defense has awarded Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) a contract to develop and produce a new electro-optical-guided missile, reports the Israeli defense firm.

The Point Blank is a soldier-portable electro-optically guided missile designed to provide tactical units with an independent capability to increase lethality, the company said in a Thursday release.

The weapon can be carried in a soldier’s backpack, and hand-launched and operated by a single user. Point...

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