Egozi: RAFAEL’s Advanced Air Defense Systems
By Arie Egozi
RAFAEL Advanced Systems continues to add capabilities to its combat-proven air defense systems.
Only recently, the Israeli company has completed a two-week-long series...
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The FLRAA...
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