Israel’s High-Powered Laser Weapons System a ‘Breakthrough'

Recommendable! This could be a game changer! The war of the drones is beginning! Drone shoots down drone!

"... "The Defense Ministry has successfully carried out a series of interceptions to shoot down drones with a powerful airborne laser system installed on a civilian light aircraft….

During the trials that were carried out over the sea, the high-powered laser fired from a civilian Cessna plane destroyed the unmanned targets at differing ranges and altitudes. ...

The fully automated energy system uses the laser to destroy a target while flying above the clouds, he said, adding that the “powerful and precise system” can intercept the target “regardless of weather conditions. ...

The ground system will also be able to destroy targets at a range of eight to 10 km. with a 100 kW laser ...The ministry is aiming for an operational system by 2024 to be deployed at the Gaza border area for shooting down rockets, he said." ...
The cost of firing a laser beam for an interception will cost around $2000. Meanwhile, the price of launching an Iron Dome interception missile is between $40,000 and $60,000. ..."

Israel’s High-Powered Laser System a ‘Breakthrough' | Frontpagemag Israel has just completed tests of its new high-power laser system that, installed on a civilian aircraft, can shoot down drones. It promises to be what is called a game-changer.

Israel successfully downs targets using airborne laser system Trials over several days were led by the Defense Ministry's Research and Development unit.