Israel 5 Years from Laser Defense to Shoot Down Iranian Missiles

(Calcalist-Ynet News) Tomer Hadar - Israel could be less than five years away from deploying laser weapons capable of intercepting missiles fired from Iran. Maj.-Gen. (res.) Michael Edelstein, senior vice president for strategy at Elbit Systems, said the breakthrough needed for laser interception had already been achieved. The focus now was moving from testing to mass production.