The Israeli Defense Force (IDF) stated Wednesday it used laser weapons to destroy enemy air projectiles throughout an ongoing battle.
A Jerusalem put up reported:
In a historic breakthrough, IDF introduced Wednesday that an unknown laser protection system just like the very well-known iron beam laser system had fired down dozens of air threats through the warfare.
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Brigg, Director of the Ministry of Defense Research and Development. Yehuda Elmakayes stated: “During the warfare, we deployed a number of high-power laser system prototypes, ensuing on the earth’s first profitable high-power laser intercept on the battlefield.
“Through this era, now we have gained appreciable expertise optimizing and manipulating laser expertise on this subject. We at the moment are increasing the scope of laser-based methods to guard Israeli civilians and IDF forces, while integrating these insights into the methods we’re growing.”
In March, Breitbart News reported that Israeli officers stated the Iron Beam system was approaching deployment. And now it seems that the system is definitely in use. Refill iron domes that use missiles to destroy different missiles. However, the price of firing a laser is lower than that of firing every missile. The missiles are presently manufactured within the United States, and Israel depends on US support.