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Israel says laser missile shield to cost just $2 per interception

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Israeli soldiers walk near an Israeli Irone Dome defence system (L) on 25 February, 2016 [AFP/Gil Cohen-Magen/Getty]

A laser-based air defence system that Israel hopes to deploy from next year to neutralise enemy rockets and drones will cost just $2 per interception, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said on Wednesday, Reuters reports. Israel currently depends on shoot-down systems that launch interceptor missiles, costing between tens of thousands and millions of dollars to track such projectiles. But the Iron Beam system, a prototype of which was unveiled last year, uses lasers to super-heat and disable aerial threats. Bennett predicted it would enter service by early 2023. READ: Who were the winners and losers of Israel’s Flag March? “This is a game-changer, not just because we are striking at the enemy military, but also because we are bankrupting it,” he […]

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