Israel to Launch 'Game Changing' Laser Missile System by 2023

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett at the Jerusalem Post's annual conference in Jerusalem, Israel, on Oct. 12, 2021. (Amir Levy/Getty Images)

By    |   Thursday, 03 February 2022 06:52 AM EST ET

Israel is one step closer to building a highly advanced Star Wars-esque “wall of lasers” to defend the Jewish state from enemy fire, an advancement that’s now expected ahead of schedule and at a fraction of the cost of Israel’s current traditional missile defense systems.

During a Tuesday press conference hosted by Tel Aviv University's Institute for National Security Studies, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett announced the much-anticipated laser missile defense system will be operational “within a year,” which is a much quicker timeline than previously anticipated.

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