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EP 1 671 075 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 21.06.2006 Bulletin 2006/25 (21) Application number: 04770589.2 (22) Date of filing: 05.10.2004

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  F41A 23/20(1990.01) F41A 23/24(1990.01) (86) International application number: PCT/IL2004/000918 (87) International publication number: WO 2005/033611 (14.04.2005 Gazette 2005/15)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: HR (30) Priority: 09.10.2003 IL 15833803 19.04.2004 IL 16148704 (71) Applicant: ELBIT SYSTEMS LTD. 31053 Haifa (IL)	(72) Inventors: NIV, Moshe 25227 Shavey Zion (IL) ALKAHER, Shlomo 35703 Haifa (IL) STAVITSKY, David 75462 Rishon LeZion (IL) (74) Representative: Schuhmann, Albrecht  c/o Merten & Pfeffer, Allersberger Strasse 185 90461 Nürnberg 90461 Nürnberg (DE)