Israel to Have Partial Laser Defenses by Next Year

(Jerusalem Post) Yonah Jeremy Bob - "One year from now, Israel will be the first country to have partial laser protection, Rafael Advanced Defense Systems chairman Yuval Steinitz told Army Radio on Sunday. "In two years there may be complete protection - against missiles, shells, rockets, or anything else. This will protect us both in the south and in the north." In February, senior Defense Ministry official Brig.-Gen. (res.) Danny Gold said Israel's air-defense lasers, when fully deployed, will be able to shoot down the drones Iran has been sending Russia to use against Ukraine.


2023-08-28 00:00:00

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