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Threats drive new vehicle plans for Israel's Engineering Corps
By Yaakov Katz
3/18/2010
The Israel Defence Force (IDF) Army Headquarters will establish a fourth combat engineering battalion and expand its explosive ordnance disposal capabilities to guard against future conflicts in Lebanon and the Gaza Strip.
The Combat Engineering Corps played a critical role in Israel's December 2008-January 2009 operation against Hamas in the Gaza Strip. It is credited with saving the lives of countless Israeli soldiers by uncovering and defusing Hamas improvised explosive devices (IEDs) as well as booby-trapped tunnels.
The corps will also upgrade its main heavy armoured personnel carrier (APC), the Puma, which is based on a turretless Centurion chassis.
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