12.07.2012                      22.Tammus. 5772

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The IDF’s future tank: Electromagnetic cannon

Imagine a tank that can drive on a hybrid engine, or one that can shoot a laser or and electromagnetic pulse.

Imagine a tank that can shoot a laser or an electromagnetic pulse. How about one that can drive on a hybrid engine – partly powered by electricity – instead of the loud diesel engines used today? These technologies and others are under consideration for integration into Israel’s future tank which the IDF hopes will be operational by 2020….