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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 593

laser technology

On a misty day, gray cranes feed on a field not yet sown just outside the Hula Lake Park in northern Israel, December 22, 2024. Alex Kolomoisky/KKL-JNF)
December 23, 2024, 7:09 pm
Pioneering KKL-JNF laser beam tech aims to keep wild cranes off farmers’ fields
First-of-its kind system in world uses cameras, lasers and AI without harming birds; it’s set to debut next year at newly reopened Hula Lake Park, where crane numbers are down due to war
By Sue Surkes
South Korean army soldiers patrol along the barbed-wire fence in Paju, near the border with North Korea, June 27, 2024. (Ahn Young-joon/AP)
July 11, 2024, 10:06 am
In world first, South Korea to deploy ‘StarWars’ drone-targeting laser system
As Israel is still developing its Iron Beam, Seoul unveils new cheap weapons that shoot down aerial threats by zapping them with beam of light to burn engines or other parts
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett (left) is shown a new laser-based air-defense system at a Rafael weapons manufacturer complex in Israel, on May 31, 2022. (Amos Ben Gershom/GPO)
June 1, 2022, 12:01 pm
Touring laser air defense system under development, PM lauds ‘strategic tiebreaker’
Bennett says it will cost just $2 apiece for ‘Iron Beam’ to intercept targets, ‘impoverishing’ enemies who spend tens of thousands on rockets and drones
By Emanuel Fabian
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks during a joint news conference with International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Grossi in Kyiv, Ukraine, April 26, 2022. (AP/Efrem Lukatsky)
May 20, 2022, 10:38 am
Zelensky mockingly compares Russia’s laser threat to Nazis’ fake weapon propaganda
Ukrainian leader’s ‘wunderwaffe’ remarks come after Moscow claims development of new energy-focused systems, with one said to successfully shoot down a drone 5 km away
By ToI Staff
The 'Iron Beam' laser-based air defense system is seen intercepting a target over southern Israel, March 2022. (Defense Ministry)
April 14, 2022, 4:00 pm
In ‘game changer,’ Israeli laser-based air defense shoots down drones
Officials hail Iron Beam system after successful interceptions of guided and unguided projectiles; Gantz says all efforts being made for early deployment
By Emanuel Fabian
Defense Minister Benny Gantz (second from left) is shown a new laser-based air-defense system at a Rafael weapons manufacturer complex in Israel, March 17, 2022. (Defense Ministry)
March 17, 2022, 5:07 pm
Israel moves forward on laser-based rocket defense, will begin initial procurement
While PM Bennett previously said system would be deployed in trial on Gaza border within the year, officials say such a step is at least a few years off
By Emanuel Fabian
In this handout infrared photo from the US Marine Corps, the USS Portland fires a laser weapon system at a target floating in the Gulf of Aden on Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021. (Staff Sgt. Donald Holbert/U.S. Marine Corps via AP)
December 15, 2021, 3:29 pm
US Navy announces successful test of laser weapon in Mideast waters
USS Portland destroys floating target in the Gulf of Aden with system that could be used to counter bomb-laden drone boats deployed by Yemen’s Houthi rebels in the Red Sea
By Jon Gambrell
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June 24, 2021, 2:18 pm
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By ToI Staff
A high-powered laser system installed on a Cessna aircraft as part of a test of the system by the Defense Ministry and Elbit Systems weapons contractor in June 2021. (Defense Ministry)
June 21, 2021, 5:07 pm
In test, Defense Ministry shoots down drone with plane-mounted laser
Israeli official says ground-based system, capable of intercepting rockets, mortar shells and UAVs, is expected to be in use by end of 2024
By Judah Ari Gross
The 'Lahav Or' (Blade of light) laser system shoots down arson balloons from Gaza in a video released by Border Police. (Screenshot/Border Police)
August 20, 2020, 5:57 pm
Border Police release video of laser shooting down Gaza arson balloons
‘Blade of Light’ system dispatches 90% of balloon-borne devices within its range, officials say, as onslaught continues to spark wildfires in southern Israel
By ToI Staff
Israel’s Dr Josef Haik teaching Haitian surgeon Dr. Jerry Bernard how to use the laser machine, Milot, Haiti, January 2020. (Courtesy of Burn Advocates Network)
February 20, 2020, 10:59 pm
Bringing latest laser tech, Israeli surgeons help young burn victims in Haiti
Team from Sheba Medical Center partners with NJ-based Burn Advocates Network to train healthcare professionals in Hispaniola to alleviate pain, lack of mobility caused by scarring
By Renee Ghert-Zand
The Drone Dome air defense system mounted on a vehicle. (Rafael – Advanced Defense Systems)
February 12, 2020, 4:45 pm
Israeli laser defense system successfully intercepts multiple drone targets
Rafael says its Drone Dome C-UAS had 100% success in all scenarios, including stopping maneuvering quarries; can address threats at military and civilian sites
By ToI Staff
A computer-generated mockup of a proposed laser-based air defense system being developed by Israel's Defense Ministry, on January 8, 2020. (Defense Ministry)
January 8, 2020, 7:32 pm
Defense Ministry announces ‘breakthrough’ in anti-missile laser development
New laser system to be tested over coming year, is meant to complement the Iron Dome air defense system to shoot down incoming rockets, drones
By Judah Ari Gross
Illustrative: A balloon carrying an incendiary device is flown out of the Gaza Strip on May 31, 2019 (Hassan Jedi/Flash90)
December 26, 2019, 11:33 am
Israel unveils new laser system to shoot down Gaza’s incendiary balloons, drones
Light Blade has a range of up to two kilometers, burns airborne threats out of the sky; several systems developed over past 2 years have failed to eliminate threat
By ToI Staff
Mohammad-Javad Larijani, head of Iran's Institute for Research in Fundamental Sciences. (MEMRI screen capture)
June 17, 2019, 12:31 am
Iranian official calls IAEA inspectors ‘roaches,’ says Tehran should quit NPT
Head of atomic research institute: 2015 nuclear deal should be renegotiated; Iran should be free to enrich uranium to 90%
By ToI Staff
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