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IDF Unveils New Systems to Bring Supplies to Troops


(Jerusalem Post) Yaakov Katz - The IDF Logistics and Technology Directorate on Tuesday unveiled a number of new systems including a parachute that can carry several tons of equipment and uses a GPS to accurately arrive at its destination. A new cargo container with built-in wings can be carried underneath transport helicopters - attached by metal cables - without slowing down the aircraft. Another new technology was an underground breathing system for the IDF Combat Engineer unit Yahalom that is tasked with locating and destroying terror tunnels in Gaza.
2010-11-03 10:33:48
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