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Israel Purchased Finnish Anti-drone System to Protect Netanyahu

The Airfence system was purchased by the Shin Bet after it evaluated a number of different options, both Israeli and foreign

The Shin Bet purchased a Finnish-made anti-drone defense system to protect Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, according to a report in the Helsingin Sanomat newspaper. It claims that the Israeli Defense Ministry, on behalf of the Prime Minister's Office, ordered the Airfence system produced by Finnish company Sensofusion. The information was accessed in response to a freedom-of-information request from the Finnish Defense Ministry.

The Airfence system uses radio frequency sensors to identify the location of a drone and its operator, and can electronically intercept it – either bringing it down or taking control of the drone itself. The system is equipped with a continually updating database of the main commercially-made drones, and provides 10 square kilometers of coverage. It can also be combined with other radar and optic sensor systems to identify drones that may have eluded the system's passive sensors.