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Source: http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1137965.html
The Kibbutz that Is Saving American Soldiers' Lives
(Ha'aretz) Sarit Menahem and Yoram Gabison - The Plasan company at Kibbutz Sasa has positioned itself as the world leader in armor protection technology for vehicles, signing contracts worth millions with major clients, first and foremost the U.S. military. Plasan was in the right place at the right time with the right line of products. America's invasion of Iraq six years ago drove up global demand for armor protection for vehicles. "No company, not even the American giants, had what Plasan could deliver: ready-made, effective and proven solutions," a senior Israeli defense industry executive said. The plant's corridors are decorated with thank-you letters blown up to poster size. "Brian," a U.S. army sergeant fighting in Afghanistan, writes that not a single shot penetrated his vehicle's armor protection, including one that would have hit him in the head had it gone through the door. "American soldiers come up to us at exhibitions and tell me that they won't get into any vehicle that has not been armor-protected by Plasan. To date, there has not been a single soldier killed by fire while in a vehicle that we armor-protected," said one Plasan employee.