{"id":1442628,"date":"2022-04-17T14:59:46","date_gmt":"2022-04-17T18:59:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1442628"},"modified":"2022-04-17T14:59:54","modified_gmt":"2022-04-17T18:59:54","slug":"israel-successfully-tests-new-laser-missile-defense-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-successfully-tests-new-laser-missile-defense-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel Successfully Tests New Laser Missile Defense System"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fisrael-successfully-tests-new-laser-missile-defense-system%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1442628&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"subheading\">TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) \u2014 Israel\u2019s new laser missile defense system has successfully intercepted mortars, rockets and anti-tank missiles in recent tests, Israeli leaders said Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The Israeli-made laser system, known as the \u201cIron Beam,\u201d is designed to complement a series of aerial defense systems, including the more costly rocket-intercepting Iron Dome.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThis may sound like science-fiction, but it\u2019s real,\u201d said Prime Minister Naftali Bennett. \u201dThe Iron Beam\u2019s interceptions are silent, they\u2019re invisible and they only cost around $3.50\u201d apiece, he added.<\/p>\n<p>Little is known about the laser system\u2019s effectiveness, but it is expected to be deployed on land, in the air and at sea. The goal is to deploy the laser systems around Israel\u2019s borders over the next decade to protect the country against attacks.<\/p>\n<p>Thursday\u2019s announcement also sent a message to Israel\u2019s foes, including archenemy Iran. The tests took place last month in the Negev Desert.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>The announcement came near the anniversary of the 11-day Israel-Gaza war, in which Gaza\u2019s ruling Hamas militant group fired more than 4,000 rockets toward Israel.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_20678972\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/1000-1-1.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20678972\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/1000-1-1.jpeg\" alt=\"Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz, speaks during a meeting with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin at the Pentagon, Dec. 9, 2021, in Washington. Israel&#039;s new laser missile defense system has successfully intercepted mortars, rockets and anti-tank missiles in recent tests, Defense Minister Benny Gantz said Thursday, April 14, 2022. (AP Photo\/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"678\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz, speaks during a meeting with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin at the Pentagon, Dec. 9, 2021, in Washington. Israel\u2019s new laser missile defense system has successfully intercepted mortars, rockets and anti-tank missiles in recent tests, Defense Minister Benny Gantz said Thursday. (AP Photo\/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Israel said its Iron Dome defense system has been a great success, with a 90% interception rate against incoming rocket fire. But officials say the system is expensive to deploy. Bennett has said that someone in Gaza can fire a rocket toward Israel for a few hundred dollars, but it costs tens of thousands of dollars for the Iron Dome to intercept it.<\/p>\n<p>The Defense Ministry released a short video showing what it said were the new system\u2019s successful interceptions of rockets, mortars and an unmanned aerial vehicle. The video, which was highly edited and set to music, appeared to show a laser beam coming out of a ground station, hitting the targets and smashing them into small pieces.<\/p>\n<p>Bennett said in February that Israel would begin using the system within a year.<\/p>\n<p>Israel has already developed or deployed a series of systems meant to intercept everything from long-range missiles to rockets launched from just a few kilometers (miles) away. It has also outfitted its tanks with a missile-defense system.<\/p>\n<p>Talks on restoring Iran\u2019s tattered nuclear deal with world powers have stalled. Israel opposes the deal, saying it does not do enough to curb Iran\u2019s nuclear program or its military activities across the region, and Israeli officials have said they will unilaterally do what\u2019s necessary to protect the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) \u2014 Israel\u2019s new laser missile defense system has successfully intercepted mortars, rockets and anti-tank missiles in recent tests, Israeli leaders said Thursday. 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