Dual use weapons systems – a good selling asset?
Will a dual use weapon system appeal to foreign customers of the Israeli defence industries?
The industries hope that it does and can open some big potential markets.
One example – In recent months Israel aerospace industries (IAI) has been demonstrating its Nimrod SR laser homing missile to to some air forces and armed forces.
The Nimrod SR is a version of the company’s LAHAT missile that is designed for use with aerial and ground launchers and from tank guns.
The Nimrod SR is homing-in on a laser spot, It has a range of 10 km when launched from a helicopter.
According to IAI , it can be supplied a variety of mission-customized warheads. The lightweight missiles and launcher do not adversely affect the helicopter’s effective mission time.
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