| Title | Commercial Jets Will Soon Be Firing Lasers | |
| Date | Wednesday March 05 2014, @11:00AM | |
| Author | LaminatorX | |
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| from the throw-me-a-bone-here dept. | ||
AnonTechie writes:
First Stop: Skyshield ... Next Stop: Skynet"
Israel is finally ready to combat shoulder-launched missiles and they're going to do it with lasers. Israel's Ministry of Defense announced Wednesday that SkyShield, developed by Israeli defense contractor Elbit Systems, had successfully completed testing and is certified for commercial use to combat the threat of man-portable surface-to-air missile systems (MANPADS) by combining advanced laser detection and disruption technologies.
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