{"id":9242,"date":"2023-10-22T23:12:39","date_gmt":"2023-10-22T17:42:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/farratanews.online\/israeli-army-releases-footage-of-first-operational-use-of-iron-sting-munition-destroying-rocket-launcher\/"},"modified":"2023-10-22T23:12:39","modified_gmt":"2023-10-22T17:42:39","slug":"israeli-army-releases-footage-of-first-operational-use-of-iron-sting-munition-destroying-rocket-launcher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/farratanews.online\/israeli-army-releases-footage-of-first-operational-use-of-iron-sting-munition-destroying-rocket-launcher\/","title":{"rendered":"Israeli army releases footage of first operational use of \u2018Iron Sting\u2019 munition destroying rocket launcher"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Israeli forces released footage of the “Iron Sting” system launching a mortar bomb to take out a rocket launcher in its first-ever use in an operation on Sunday.<\/p>\n
The Iron Sting, described as “an innovative and accurate mortar bomb,” is one of a variety of weapons being used to thwart dozens of terrorists, the Israeli Air Force posted on X, along with video it said showed the 120mm mortar decimating an enemy rocket launcher. The Israeli army used the weapons system in conjunction with the Israeli Air Force.<\/p>\n
The weapons system uses a “precise, laser and GPS guided mortar munition” to engage targets in dense, urban environments while “reducing the possibility of collateral damage and preventing injury to non-combatants,” Elbit Systems, which developed the system, said in a 2021 news release.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“Its operational use will revolutionize ground warfare and equip battalions with organic, accurate and effective firepower,” the release said.<\/p>\n
LIVE UPDATES: US DEPLOYS ADDITIONAL MISSILE SYSTEMS TO MIDDLE EAST AS ISRAEL, HAMAS EXCHANGE FIRE<\/strong><\/p>\n Testing of the weapons system was completed in March 2021.<\/p>\n “[The Iron Sting] also fulfills the IDF\u2019s needs, adapting combat capabilities to contend with enemies hidden within civilian, urban environments, while meeting the legal and moral standards set by the State of Israel,” then-Defense Minister Benny Gantz said in the release.<\/p>\n