Editing Tatra (company) (section)

=== Israel ===
[[File:SPYDER.jpg|thumb|SPYDER anti-aircraft missile system developed by the Israeli company [[Rafael Advanced Defense Systems|Rafael]], fitted atop a TATRA truck]]
Reportedly following one of the Israeli-Arab conflicts, Israel tested some Tatras captured from the Egyptian armed forces. The [[Israel Defense Forces]]' command was apparently quite impressed with their performance, independent air cooling, and their capabilities as military trucks in long-range raiding operations in desert terrain, and became interested in including these trucks in their arsenal. As direct purchase from Czechoslovakia was impossible due to its alignment with Israeli foes, the lore has it that Israelis used the well-paid services of [[Nicolae Ceauşescu]]-led Romania, in cooperation with an American Company called ATC (American Truck Company) to purchase military trucks, including desert-equipped Tatras, leading to jokes that "Romania has a new desert". Current photos of various Israeli weapon systems, including [[SPYDER]] slated for India, show new Tatras as the carrier vehicles.{{Citation needed|date=April 2011}}

A number of Tatra trucks entered service in the Israeli Army's various sectors, with the brand mark of "American Truck Company", under which Tatras were sold from the U.S. market and exported to Israel.