VIDEO: Technologically Advanced Fence To Protect Aircraft At Ramon Airport

(VIDEO IN EXTENDED ARTICLE)

A 4.5 kilometer 30-meter high fence and other technological means will protect aircraft taking off and landing at the new Ilan and Asaf Ramon airport, currently being built near Timna.

The Ministry of Defense continues construction of the eastern fence along the Israel-Jordan border between Eilat and the sands of Samar (north of Timna). The project is led by Brig.-Gen. Eran Ofir, Head of the Ministry of Defense Border and Security Fence Administration, together with the Ministry’s Engineering and Construction department.

Construction of the fence will cost roughly 300 million NIS, which includes the construction of the Ilan Ramon airport, currently under construction near Timna.

To date, some 30 kilometers of the barrier have been deployed. The new fence is being modeled after the security barriers along Israel’s borders with Egypt and the Golan Heights, with adjustments for the specific terrain of the Aravah. This undertaking includes the development of roads systems, observation towers, operations centers and other advanced technological measures.

The barrier is a unique solution developed for the protection of the Ilan and Asaf Ramon Airport constituting a 30-meters high fence. Placed on dozens of tall pillars, the fence was designed to protect aircraft against a range threats during take-off or landing at the airport. A physical fence of 4.5 kilometers and technological means are included in its development.

Minister of Defense Avigdor Liberman: “We are constantly working to strengthen the security components on all borders, in the face of existing and future challenges. The unique fence that we are currently constructing in the Aravah, in order to protect the new airport, is further proof of the creativity and ability of the defense establishment, and this is the foundation of the IDF’s strength.”

The project’s multiple components are shared by dozens of contractors from the Engineering and Construction Division and the Border and Security Fence Administration. The construction of the fence required, among other things, the evacuation of 13 kilometers of old minefields, which will be completed in the coming months. The project was planned in coordination with environmental

protection officials in order to minimize damage to the surrounding environment.

Among other things, hydrological solutions have been developed to enable the establishment of the Nachal HaAravah route, resilient waterway barriers, ecological passages for animals, as well as corrosion prevention solutions.