Israeli technology continues to open new frontiers in the war against terrorism. Two new inventions have recently been unveiled which will hopefully ensure that terrorists fail to wreak the carnage that has become so commonplace during Israel’s Oslo War.
The first innovation is a system developed by Israel Military Industries (IMI) and the Ministry of Transport to protect buses from suicide terrorists. The “Tal” system consists of a turnstile at the front door of the bus, explosives detectors, reinforced armor to protect the driver and passengers in the forward seats, and a one-way rear door mechanism that only allows exit. The system combines ballistic armor, explosives, and threat simulator technologies, with detectors and advanced automatic electromechanical systems.
A prototype of the system was unveiled last week and will begin its trial usage shortly, with the expected trial run lasting as long as several weeks. The results of the trials will then be integrated into the final system to be installed in buses across Israel. The Ministry of Transport announced that the prototype would be used on five bus routes in Jerusalem.
Udi Ganini, the director of Israel Military Industries, explained how the system functions. "The system is made of a turnstile in the front of the bus [and] a set of sensors that are capable of detecting a person who is carrying an explosive charge," he explained. "He [the bomber] would not be able to rush into the bus unless the driver would release the turnstile and allow the person to enter into the bus."
"Public transportation has been a preferred target of terrorists," said Transport Minister Avigdor Lieberman (National Union) at the headquarters of Israeli Military Industries, near Tel Aviv. "Now we have developed the technology to confront this problem."
The second anti-terror device can be installed in a cellular phone in order to detect explosive materials and gases. Globes reported that the device was invented by Dr. Yaniv Nitzan, a lecturer at Israel’s Academic College of Ashkelon. Dr. Nitzan described the need for such a device to Globes. "Fear of explosive devices is no longer confined to Israel," Yaniv said. "It is a daily fear in all Western societies, especially the U.S." Nitzan points out that the latest sensors for detecting explosives, which have been installed on Israeli buses, raised the question of whether such a device could be made more accessible. He therefore developed a system that can be installed in a wireless telephone, given that most Israelis, and a large proportion of the population Western countries, carry a wireless telephone when they leave their home. The system has recently been patented in a number of major countries around the world.
At least 139 people were murdered since the start of the Oslo War by terrorists who blew themselves up on Israeli buses.
The first innovation is a system developed by Israel Military Industries (IMI) and the Ministry of Transport to protect buses from suicide terrorists. The “Tal” system consists of a turnstile at the front door of the bus, explosives detectors, reinforced armor to protect the driver and passengers in the forward seats, and a one-way rear door mechanism that only allows exit. The system combines ballistic armor, explosives, and threat simulator technologies, with detectors and advanced automatic electromechanical systems.
A prototype of the system was unveiled last week and will begin its trial usage shortly, with the expected trial run lasting as long as several weeks. The results of the trials will then be integrated into the final system to be installed in buses across Israel. The Ministry of Transport announced that the prototype would be used on five bus routes in Jerusalem.
Udi Ganini, the director of Israel Military Industries, explained how the system functions. "The system is made of a turnstile in the front of the bus [and] a set of sensors that are capable of detecting a person who is carrying an explosive charge," he explained. "He [the bomber] would not be able to rush into the bus unless the driver would release the turnstile and allow the person to enter into the bus."
"Public transportation has been a preferred target of terrorists," said Transport Minister Avigdor Lieberman (National Union) at the headquarters of Israeli Military Industries, near Tel Aviv. "Now we have developed the technology to confront this problem."
The second anti-terror device can be installed in a cellular phone in order to detect explosive materials and gases. Globes reported that the device was invented by Dr. Yaniv Nitzan, a lecturer at Israel’s Academic College of Ashkelon. Dr. Nitzan described the need for such a device to Globes. "Fear of explosive devices is no longer confined to Israel," Yaniv said. "It is a daily fear in all Western societies, especially the U.S." Nitzan points out that the latest sensors for detecting explosives, which have been installed on Israeli buses, raised the question of whether such a device could be made more accessible. He therefore developed a system that can be installed in a wireless telephone, given that most Israelis, and a large proportion of the population Western countries, carry a wireless telephone when they leave their home. The system has recently been patented in a number of major countries around the world.
At least 139 people were murdered since the start of the Oslo War by terrorists who blew themselves up on Israeli buses.