Israel unveils breakthrough laser to intercept missiles, aerial threats

[libertybele]

Israel unveils breakthrough laser to intercept missiles, aerial threats

The Defense Ministry has made a technological breakthrough in the development of lasers that can intercept aerial threats, including rockets and anti-tank guided missiles, it announced Wednesday.
New laser technology “makes the security apparatus more lethal, more powerful and more advanced,” Defense Minister Naftali Bennett said Wednesday evening.

Speaking about this new addition to the existing tools of war employed by Israel, he said that “we will add a laser sword when dealing with threats from the North or the South.”
The enemies of Israel better not test our resolve or our abilities,” Bennett said.

Brig.-Gen. Yaniv Rotem, head of the Defense Ministry’s Directorate of Research and Development, said: “We are entering a new age of energy warfare in the air, on land and at sea. The R&D investments made by the DD [Directorate of Defense] R&D in recent years have placed the State of Israel among the leading countries in the field of high-energy laser systems.”..............

https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Israels-Defense-Ministry-announces-breakthrough-in-laser-technology-613568

[PeteS in CA]

Iron Dome >>>>>> Light Dome

This development should have Israel-Haters howling! Not FAIIII-IIIIIIIIIRRRRR!

[libertybele]

Iron Dome >>>>>> Light Dome

This development should have Israel-Haters howling! Not FAIIII-IIIIIIIIIRRRRR!

Doesn't the U.S. have a similar capability?

[PeteS in CA]

Doesn't the U.S. have a similar capability?

I think I've seen mentions of such a thing in development. And it would not surprise me if the US and Israel are partnering on this new system (I think we may have been since the Gulf War vintage Patriot Missile system).

[Elderberry]

American Military News by  Ryan Morgan 1/9/2020

Israel’s military says it has successfully tested a laser interception system against incoming mortar shells, drones, and anti-tank missiles.

Israeli Gen. Yaniv Rotem, the head of the Defense Ministry’s Directorate of Research and Development said Israel is among the leading countries in developing high-energy laser systems, the Jerusalem Post reported. The Israeli Defense Ministry has been working on the technology for over a decade and sees it as a viable means to intercept aerial weapons attacks.

Israel’s Defense Minister Naftali Bennett touted the breakthroughs and said: “we will add a laser sword when dealing with threats from the North or the South.”

“The enemies of Israel better not test our resolve or our abilities,” Bennett continued.

“During a war, missile interceptors will at one point run out, but with this system, as long as you have electricity, you have a never-ending supply,” Rotem said.

More: https://americanmilitarynews.com/2020/01/israels-breakthrough-laser-weapon-can-now-stop-missiles-drones-and-mortars-says-defense-ministry/