Is the Merkava made in Israel?
This weapon is in violation of the Don't Ask Don't Tell policy.
The Israeli's have been dealing with the Hizzies for a while. Their Merkavas is a pretty damn good tank; but like all tanks is vulnerable without light infantry abound.
Even then, without light infantry, the Hizzies had a hard time against this beast.
This article is sending more of a message to idjits in lands adjacent; "Mess with us, we'll enter the heart's of your country" and without the need for light infantry everywhere, they'll make it happen (while conventional bombing the hizzies into literal oblivion; saves a nuke, right?)
We have been working on a similar defensive system. It is a spin off from the Future Combat System program. Oh wait - Obama and Gates canceled FCS.