Breakthrough in Israeli laser technology.

Israeli Defense Ministry reveals new technologies for interception of rockets, mortars, UAVs, and other long-range attacks, Israel National News reports.

Based on high-energy lasers, this technology will prompt a strategic change in the defense capabilities of the State of Israel (Picture source: Defense Ministry Directorate of Defense Research and Development)

The Directorate of Defense Research and Development (DDR&D), at the Israel Ministry of Defense revealed that a technological breakthrough has been achieved in the development of lasers for the interception of RAM (rocket, mortar, and artillery) threats, UAVs, and ATGMs. The head of the Directorate of Research and Development in the DDR&D, Brig. Gen. Yaniv Rotem, stated: “We are entering a new age of energy warfare in the air, land and sea. The R&D investments made by the DDR&D in the last years have placed the State of Israel among the leading countries in the field of high-energy laser systems. Throughout the year 2020 we will conduct a demo of our capabilities.”

The DDR&D in the Israel Ministry of Defense revealed its investment in laser technology, which has led to the technological breakthrough that will enable the development of platforms to intercept a variety of threats. Based on high-energy lasers, this technology will prompt a strategic change in the defense capabilities of the State of Israel. As a result of the aforementioned technological breakthrough, the DDR&D has launched three programs for the development of high-energy laser demo systems in cooperation with defense industries, Rafael and Elbit Systems:

• · Development of a demo ground-based laser system to complement the capabilities of the Iron Dome (an additional layer to the air defense array).
• · Development of a maneuver platform-mounted laser system to defend troops in the field.
• · Development of a laser demo system mounted on an air platform to intercept threats above cloud covers and for the defense of wide areas.