. . . . "Developed by Israel Aircraft Industries in the mid-1990s. In service since 1998. As of 2005, most of Israel's M163s (also known in Israel Defense Forces as Chovet or Hovet) have been upgraded to Machbet. While the intended role of the Machbet is the shooting down of aircraft approaching at low altitudes, it has been also found useful in urban warfare and ground support missions."@en . "Machbet"@en . "Developed by Israel Aircraft Industries in the mid-1990s. In service since 1998. As of 2005, most of Israel's M163s (also known in Israel Defense Forces as Chovet or Hovet) have been upgraded to Machbet. While the intended role of the Machbet is the shooting down of aircraft approaching at low altitudes, it has been also found useful in urban warfare and ground support missions."@en . .