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Thursday, April 23, 2009
Israel not locked on Phalanx purchase
Israel has yet to decide whether to purchase the Vulcan Phalanx to counter the Kassam threat and will only make a decision after viewing a live test of the rapid-cannon system scheduled for this summer, senior defense officials said Tuesday.
News of the summer test came amid reports Tuesday that Defense Minister Ehud Barak had already ordered the Defense Ministry to purchase the system.
Officials told The Jerusalem Post that while Israel was interested in procuring the system and deploying it along the border with the Gaza Strip, there were still several obstacles.
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The noise, and falling depleted uranium spent rounds could cause more fear and damage than the actual missiles from Gaza or Lebenon.
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