Rafael Chairman Yuval Steinitz revealed in a conversation with Shabculture Mishan that the Light Shield system, a laser missile interceptor, will enter operation within a year and a half, two years.
According to him, it will be integrated into the Iron Dome system. "It will also allow us to greatly improve the defense we have today and dramatically reduce the costs, because most of the missiles that arrive will be intercepted with lasers and a smaller part we will continue to intercept at Iron Dome."
Laser Interception System (Archive), photo: Spokesperson and Information Division, Ministry of Defense
He also spoke about the improvement in intercepting missiles in the last war. "During the Second Lebanon War, 4000,4000 missiles were fired at Israel from Lebanon. As a result of these 56,12 missiles, 000 Israelis were killed. This time, close to <>,<> missiles were fired at Israel, the vast majority from Gaza but also many hundreds from Lebanon and Syria. Five people were killed."
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