Rafael
Advanced Defense Systems' surface-to-air missile system is on display
as F-16 fighter jets of the Singapore Air Force aerobatics team Black
Knights perform on the fourth day of the Singapore Airshow in Singapore
Friday, Feb. 14, 2014. Rafael Advanced Defense Systems is developing a
laser-based missile shield that evokes "Star Wars" style technology, and
said its deployment over the country is closer to becoming a reality.
The Israeli state-owned arms company said development of the system was
advanced enough for the company to be comfortable with publicizing it at
the airshow, which is Asia's largest aerospace and defense exhibition.
(photo credit: AP
SINGAPORE (AP) — An Israeli state-owned arms company developing a
laser-based missile shield that evokes “Star Wars” style technology says
its deployment over the country is closer to becoming a reality.
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems said
development of the system was advanced enough for the company to be
comfortable with publicizing it at this week’s Singapore Airshow, which
is Asia’s largest aerospace and defense exhibition.
The laser technology behind the missile shield called Iron Beam is not that far removed from fiction.
“It’s exactly like what you see in Star Wars,”
said company spokesman Amit Zimmer. “You see the lasers go up so
quickly like a flash and the target is finished.”... Continue reading...
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