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Israel Commits To Civil Airliner Protection Systems

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Friday, October 19th, 2007

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TEL AVIV, Israel--Israel will become the first nation in the world to try to safeguard its commercial airline fleet against missile attacks after the Security Cabinet met here recently to discuss aviation security and decided to invest in Elbit Systems' [ESLT] MUlti-Spectral Infrared Countermeasure (MUSIC) system beginning in 2008. "The process of reinforcing Israeli planes against missiles is continuing...and an immediate budget allocation will be made for this purpose," Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's Media Adviser said in a statement after…

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