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Source: http://www.defensenews.com/articles/israeli-firm-revives-old-concept-with-advanced-robotics?
Israeli Decoys Help Flush Out Enemy Missile Squads
(Defense News) Barbara Opall-Rome - Developed by General Robotics with support from Israel's Ministry of Defense, Project Hyena infuses foldable, lightweight platforms with the sounds and signatures of actual tanks and other armored vehicles in order to provoke and deceive the enemy. The project was recently declassified and will soon be available to select export customers, said company founder Col. (ret.) Udi Gal, former scientific deputy for defense research and development. "In the past, advanced decoys were very expensive," Gal said. "But now, with new technology, advanced robotics and some other tricks that we've added, we can create targets that are almost impossible to distinguish from the real thing." Brig.-Gen. (ret.) Halutzi Rodoi, former chief armored officer of the IDF, said, "Our biggest problem today is detecting...snipers or anti-tank missile squads....These decoys can help flush him out."