A new high-tech ‘virtual” fence is being built along the border with Egypt to protect Israel from infiltration and to detect terrorists.
It will supplement the physical fence whose ongoing construction is being expedited following the deadly terrorist attacks north of Eilat last month. Advantages of the virtual fence are its abilities to identify objects in a focused and detailed manner and to overcome false alarms.
Radar sensors will be positioned on high poles, allowing for the observation of objects from long-distance.
Magna Technologies, a defense systems company, is constructing the multi-million dollar virtual fence.
"Such a system would have surely prevented the terror attacks in the south," said Magna CEO Chaim Siboni. "I believe that recent events will accelerate the process of constructing the fence, but there has been a long process of tests and checks over the past seven years."
The physical fence is scheduled to be completed by the end of next year, and 45 kilometers (approximately 25 miles) of the barrier already have been built.