Special to WorldTribune.com

TEL AVIV — Israel’s military has been installing a digital security
system along the border with Lebanon.

Military sources said the network was comprised of advanced sensors that
could detect infiltration attempts from several kilometers. They said
the so-called Multi-Sensor System, a project reported at $60 million, was
led by prime contractor Elbit Systems.

“This will be the world’s first border defense system based on data fusion,” the authoritative Israel Defense magazine said.

Israel Defense editor Amir Rapaport asserted that the network would use a range of sensors for processing by a command and control center. Rapaport
said the C2 center, supported by radars, motion sensors, day- and nighttime cameras, was designed to analyze the likelihood of an infiltration attempt
and identify suspects in Lebanon.

MSS was expected to be completed along 60 out of 70 kilometers of the northern Israeli border by August. In the next stage, the military would oversee the extension of the network for another 30 kilometers,
including the Golan Heights.

The sources said the system was designed to overcome persistent human
surveillance, hampered by fatigue and boredom. But they said any response to
suspected infiltration would depend on local commanders.

“This is a system that could operate anytime and in any weather, and
would place fewer troops under threat,” a source said.

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