(Globes) Yuval Azulai - As the threat of precise rockets from Lebanon increases, Israel is accelerating the development of a new interception system using powerful lasers. A senior defense source told Globes, "Exciting developments have already been attained. Many good minds have already been working on this for two and a half years. We have achieved a breakthrough and made substantial progress." One source said, "If they continue giving preference to the current program and work on it at a fast pace, there may be operational laser rocket interception capability in three years, or even a little less."
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