Israel’s Ministry of Defense is accelerating the development of the country’s laser air defense system called Iron Beam through a $530 million contract that the ministry signed with Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and Elbit Systems, Breaking Defense reported on Monday. The contract, which Israel’s Ministry of Defense announced on X as a “landmark deal,” positions the high-energy laser Iron Beam to...
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