Israel showcases latest ultra high-tech military invetions
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Wednesday 9rd March, 2005 (UPI)

Israel paraded its latest high-tech military inventions at a Tel Aviv weapons fair, wowing the crowds with James Bond-style gadgets nicknamed "Eye Ball™", "Mosquito and "FireBall ."

Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) proudly presented its new 120/121mm smart mortar bomb, commonly referred to as "FireBall", with pinpoint accuracy guided by GPS and laser-homing modes for a single-shot target kill in urban warfare .

Another star was the state-of-the-art "Eye Ball™ R1" -- a high-tech camera packaged into a hand-held impervious ball, which can be thrown into any building, tunnel or cave to enable remote observation from relative safety .

Weighing little more than 500 grammes (18 ounces), the system designed by ODF Optronics has a 360-degree rotating sensor able to relay video and audio transmission to a remote and mobile display video screen .

For closer combat, voyeurs also drooled over the Corner Shot, which allows police, security officers and soldiers to view targets "around the corner" through a mini video camera attached to the barrel of a shot gun .

Israeli soldiers have maximised use of the technology since the Palestinian uprising broke out in September 2000, during closed, urban warfare .

Back to IAI, the company's stand devoted to drones, gliders and micro UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) was a major attraction at the fair, which closed Wednesday, pulling in military delegates from more than 30 countries .