“The Israeli brain continues to lead with breakthrough innovation. The laser project will make the defense establishment deadlier, more powerful and more advanced,” Defense Minister Naftali Bennett said in a statement.
“In addition to our existing war tools, we will add a laser sword against the threats, in the north and in the south,” Bennett said.
The development comes after years of research by defense contractors and academic scientists, the ministry said. Although it has successfully carried out interceptions of mortars, drones and anti-tank missiles at various ranges, the system would not be fully operational any time soon.
The head of the Defense Ministry’s Weapons Development and Technology Infrastructure Administration (MAFAT), Brig. Gen. Yaniv Rotem, said Israel was “among the leading countries in the field of high-energy laser systems.”
“We are entering a new age of energy warfare in the air, on land and at sea,” he added.
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