Defense companies of Israel and the USA will jointly develop a laser anti-missile defense system.
As Ukrinform reports, Xinhua writes about it.
“The Israeli state company “Rafael” and the American weapons manufacturer “Lockheed Martin” signed an agreement on the joint development of a high-energy laser combat system,” the article states.
It was noted in the agreement that “the system will be developed, tested and produced in the USA and Israel”.
The future system will be based on the Iron Beam laser defense system currently used by Rafael and the Israeli Ministry of Defense. The 100 kilowatt Iron Beam is intended to be an effective land-based air defense system. rocketsmines, drones and other threats by directly hitting targets with a high-energy laser.