New Israeli weapons system knocked down a Palestinian anti-tank rocket in its first combat test
A new Israeli weapons system knocked down a Palestinian anti-tank rocket in its first combat test Tuesday, the military said, showing off technology that could protect the heavy vehicles that have been the mainstay of the world's ground forces for decades.
Israel successfully tested its newest missile defense system yesterday, the military said, a step toward making the third leg of what Israel calls its ``multilayer missile defense'' operational.