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https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/International-relations/Indo-Pacific/U.S.-and-Israel-zap-drones-with-lasers-in-plan-for-futuristic-fights?utm_campaign=GL_indo_pacific&utm_medium=email&utm_source=NA_newsletter&utm_content=article_link&del_type=11&pub_date=20220713213000&seq_num=2&si=44594 U.S. and Israel zap drones with lasers in plan for futuristic fights Biden to view new tech during visit as Washington prepares for 2027 China threat U.S. President Joe Biden will see a demonstration of Israel's laser defense technology during his visit to the country on July 13. (Source photos by Reuters and screenshot from Israel Ministry of Defense's YouTube page) NESREEN BAKHEIT and KEN MORIYASU, Nikkei staff writersJuly 12, 2022 20:33 JST TEL AVIV/TOKYO -- When U.S. President Joe Biden arrives in Israel on Wednesday, one of his first meetings will be with Defense Minister Benny Gantz at Ben-Gurion Airport. Gantz will show the president some of Israel's military technology, including the Iron Beam laser defense system. The high-powered laser interceptor is the newest addition to Israel's multilayered missile defense umbrella and can target small threats like drones. The system can destroy an airborne target within two to four seconds at a range of up to 7 km. In April, then-Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett tweeted that Israel had successfully tested Iron Beam and posted a video of the laser zapping rockets and drones. "This is the world's first energy-based weapons system that uses a laser to shoot down incoming [unmanned aerial vehicles], rockets & mortars at a cost of $3.50 per shot," Bennett wrote. "It may sound like science fiction, but it's real." Directed-energy weapons like lasers are expected to be crucial to future battlefields. Biden's attendance at the Iron Beam demonstration signals that the U.S. and Israel will collaborate more on these technologies. In a conflict with China over Taiwan, for instance, the U.S. would need to counter missiles re-entering from outer space, sea-skimming cruise missiles and drone swarms, the latter of which will be hard to intercept with traditional missile defenses. Directed-energy weapons have the advantage of low operating costs and unlimited firings. The $3.50 per shot cost is negligible compared with the hundreds of thousands of dollars needed for a typical missile interceptor. Manpower costs are also significantly lower compared to an Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense destroyer with its crew of 300. There is also the benefit of no debris from an interceptor -- an issue that has thwarted deployment of the land-based Aegis Ashore missile-defense system in Japan. Iron Beam will complement Israel's previous missile defense systems such as Arrow, David's Sling and Iron Dome, which Biden will also inspect. Uzi Rubin, founder and first director of the Israel Missile Defense Organization in the Ministry of Defense, told Nikkei Asia that while the U.S. is a powerhouse of military technology, Israel is a leader in other aspects. "The U.S. never built an Iron Dome because it never had any need for it," he said, referring to Israel's signature air-defense system designed to intercept short-range rockets and artillery shells fired from distances of 70 km. "Nobody is attacking U.S. cities with rockets. American wars are across oceans, not on American soil." "With Iron Dome, we came up with something more advanced than what the Americans developed, as we needed to fight non-nuclear missiles," Rubin said. "We also have some models of our heavier missile defense, which is ahead of what the Americans have, simply because we have the problem of defending against non-nuclear weapons." Streaks of light are seen as Israel's Iron Dome anti-missile system intercepts rockets launched from the Gaza Strip towards Israel, as seen from Ashkelon, Israel in May 2021. © Reuters Rubin noted that the U.S. has been experimenting with high-powered lasers since the 1960s, while Israel has just entered the field. Israeli lasers have just a third of American firepower, he said. But there is a sense of urgency on the American side as China hones its offensive capabilities. The Pentagon is working under the assumption that by 2027, the 100th anniversary of the founding of the People's Liberation Army, China will have the capability to successfully invade and unify Taiwan. In January, Jin Canrong, professor at Renmin University's School of International Studies, told Nikkei that once the quintennial national congress of the Chinese Communist Party finishes this autumn, the threat of a military takeover of Taiwan will be closer to becoming a reality. "It is very likely that the leadership will move toward armed unification by 2027," the professor said. The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command is especially concerned about the defense of Guam, where the U.S. military has its only submarine base in the western Pacific and where its strategic bombers are based. China has already deployed its Dong Feng-26 intermediate-range ballistic missiles with a range of 5,000 km, dubbed the "Guam Killer." In Israel, Biden will "discuss new innovations between our countries that use laser technologies to defeat missiles and other airborne threats," a senior U.S. official told reporters ahead of the visit. New U.S. military programs are often not finished on time. Teaming up with tech-savvy allies like Israel -- which has vast experience in operating missile defense systems -- would be an option for the U.S. military as it speeds preparations for a potential showdown with China. The amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland conducts a high-energy laser weapon system demonstration on a static surface training target in the Gulf of Aden in December 2021. © U.S. Marine Corps The success of Turkish-made drones against Russian armored vehicles and air defense systems in Ukraine has heightened the need for the U.S. and Israel to prepare for drone swarms in future warfare. The demonstration video that former Prime Minister Bennett posted on Twitter shows Iron Beam lasers melting off one of the wings of a drone that looks like the Turkish Bayraktar TB2. In the future, lasers could also be deployed against targets other than drones. In February, the U.S. Navy finally succeeded in using a laser to defeat a target representing a subsonic cruise missile. A ground-based laser hit a target using a high-energy beam invisible to the naked eye, successfully disabling it. The weapon was designed and built by Lockheed Martin. "It can counter unmanned aerial systems and fast-attack boats with a high-power laser and also use its high-resolution telescope to track inbound air threats, support combat identification, and conduct battle damage assessment of engaged targets," the Navy said. But Israel's Rubin said many challenges remain. "Laser technology is not like the Star Wars movie. Laser weapons work at the speed of light, but need a lot of time to pump enough energy into a rocket to terminate it," he said. "That takes time, and while you are trying to terminate one rocket, you cannot deal with other incoming rockets. If they fire hundreds of rockets at the same time, you can only deal with them one on one." Weather also affects lasers, he said. "For example, in northern Israel we can have 60 days of rain during which laser weapon technology cannot work. During rain, lasers don't work." And the technology still needs to be fully developed. Rubin, who was also involved in the development of Iron Dome, shared some insight into how the defense shield was designed. "Rafael Advanced Defense Systems recruited the best people from its workforce to build Iron Dome over a three-year period. They were told not to stop until it was ready."

Dear all, Just wondering is there any good All-In-One Laser printer that is .. - Network-able - Scan to pdf/email - Receive fax as pdf/email Thanks for feedback ...

Halogen vs LED vs Matrix LED vs Laser

Cheap green laser pointers may be emitting infrared laser which is dangerous as it is invisible. You may be staring at the invisible infrared laser till your eyes are damaged without you noticing it. This is especially so when the mechanism of the green laser pointer is damaged and emits only invisible infrared laser only. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iR1Ku5dnbH8

Anyone bought this from the seller at Kim Chuan Terence? Am thinking of getting it but wanna get some feedback on the quality of the shades. If you can share photos, would be much appreciated!

According to traffic police latest update 1 ADAM RD 2 ALEXANDRA RD 3 ANG MO KIO AVE 5 4 AYE 5 BKE 6 BOON LAY WAY 7 BRADDELL ROAD 8 BT PANJANG RD 9 BUANGKOK GREEN 10 BUKIT TIMAH ROAD 11 CTE 12 DUNEARN ROAD 13 ECP 14 HOUGANG AVE 3 15 JLN BOON LAY 16 JLN BUROH 17 JURONG TOWN HALL RD 18 JURONG ISLAND HIGHWAY 19 KALLANG RD 20 KJE 21 LENTOR AVE 22 LORNIE RD 23 MARINE PARADE RD 24 NICOLL HIGHWAY 25 ORCHARD BOULEVARD 26 PIE 27 PUNGGOL CENTRAL 28 PUNGGOL EAST 29 SEMBAWANG RD 30 SLE 31 TAMPINES AVE 1 32 TELOK BLANGAH RD 33 TPE 34 TUAS WEST DR 35 TUAS WEST RD 36 UPP BUKIT TIMAH RD 37 UPP CHANGI ROAD EAST 38 UPP SERANGOON RD 39 UPP THOMSON RD 40 WEST COAST HIGHWAY 41 WOODLANDS AVE 2 42 YISHUN AVE 6 43 YISHUN AVE 7 44 YIO CHU KANG RD

Thinking of doing a mod to my netbook but no dremel Would like to cut out a precise shape from the plastic bezel. I got the exact dimensions courtesy of a plastic block (not really a stencil) Does anyone know of a good shop that does customised laser cutting service, mine is just a minor laser cutting only plastic only. Hopefully the cost is not too expensive. thanks for your replies

anyone tried b4 .........pls share view

The Australian authorities have come up with an innovative way to prevent tractor drivers from crashing their oversized vehicles into the Sydney Harbour Tunnel, which could result in fatalities and costly repairs. The Softstop system, developed by a company called Laservision back in 2011, projects an image of a bright red stop sign onto a water screen at the entrance of the tunnel. This gives an impression of driving right into a stop sign. The system only activates if the driver ignores the flashing warning signs as he approaches the tunnel. Projection of images onto a water screen is often used in the entertainment industry. A good example is the water laser show at the Marina Bay Sands Atrium (By the way, the show is free). The system could also be activated for other reasons, such as warning the drivers to stay away from the tunnel in the event of a fire or a severe accident.

Anyone here hv any experience w this? www.amazon.com/Celluon-Magic-Projection-Keyboard-Touchpad/dp/B005ES6E6W/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1362187103&sr=8-1&keywords=laser+keyboard

Hi guys, looking to buy good laser pointers that use regular AAA or AA batteries. Tried my luck with those lousy cheap ones from those neighbourhood dollar shops, but didnt last more than a few weeks. I'm looking for something like this: http://cgi.ebay.com.sg/Brand-new-Green-Bea...93%3A1|294%3A50 Anyone with recommendations? Looking to buy maybe one red and a few green ones. Red one's for our cats, and green ones for variety. :) Thanks so much in advance! Edit: Sorry about the typo in the topic title. :p

Any in the market? i know got many for inkjet printers. but any for laser?

Has anyone tried Iridium Laser? It is better?

As I write this article (27/12/11), there will be only a few days left to 2011. Many things have happened in the automotive industry in 2011. This is not a list of the best or worst of 2011 in the automotive industry but more like a recap of some of the incidents/news that took place in the automotive world in 2011. Japan earthquake and tsunami catastrophe The 9.0 magnitude earthquake that happened in Japan on 11 March 2011 caused extensive damage to a lot of things. Not only properties and infrastructures were damaged, a significant number of human lives were lost as well. It was further made worse by a tsunami which was triggered by the earthquake. Video footage and images of people running to save their lives were broadcast on the news and it was a painful moment for everyone in the country. The earthquake also damaged a nuclear power plant which emitted harmful levels of radiation after that. On the business side, many automakers suffered huge losses when the earthquake and tsunami destroyed their manufacturing plants and new cars. Several of them had to shutdown their manufacturing operations and it took them months to get back at the same level before the disasters occurred. Toyota

We normally see laser lights used on numerous applications such as barcode scanners, optical disc players, laser lighting displays and etc. What if it was applied onto vehicles as headlights? That would look really nice, especially in the dark. BMW recently announced that they are moving towards advanced lighting technology and they showcased it onto their i8 concept car at the recent 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show. Now, BMW announced that we will see laser headlights (part of BMW

Anybody know where can I repair HP laser printer other than go to HP? Any good recommendation? Thanks in advance.

Hi, bros out, I am currently driving a 2001 ford laser GHIA, anyone out there care to share some general tips and view of the car?

I was thiking to get a Ford Laser .Would like to know some brother's opinion here regarding the: 1.)Perfomance 2.)Price 3.)last but the most important thing .The Fuel comsumption.I would like to know how many KM can I travel before I hit the 3/4 Tank rule from Full tank.I understand the meter bar of most car from full tank to 3/4 tank on the meter gauge can travel quite a lot but once reach half tank very fast finish .Please advise. Regard

hi all need some help on a service/ repair of a alignment tools for kart. as u will see form the pics it is a tool that emit laser beam so that we can adjust the front wheels. one of them has a very weak light beam coming from it even with a chnage of battery, and just wondering if any bro/ sis know anywhere it could be service/ replace/ repair? thanks! PS. hope this is the right folder for it.

Errr...not too sure if I should not post here but classicfied ad instead, so if I violate anything please remove this thread and let me know ok ? Thanks ! Okie the qs is : Anyone Interested or know where I can sell them ? Want to sell them in one lot. Mainly are Walt Disney Classic Animation Movie of below : (1) Snow White and the Seven Dwarf (2) Pinoccho (3) Aladdin (4) Speeping Beauty (5) Cinderella (6) Aladdin and the King of Thieves (7) Hunchback of Notre Dame (8) The Many adventure of Winnie the Pooh (9) The Sword in the Stone (10) Who Framed Roger Rabbit (11) Robin Hood (12) Toy Story (13) The Jungle Book (14) Beauty and the Beast (15) The Rescuers (16) Dumbo (17) Aristocats (18) Timon and Pumbaa's Wild adventure (19) Disney Favourite Stories (Three Little Pigs + Paul Bunyan) Some other Movies : (1) The King and I (2) The River Wild (3) Gone with the wind (4) One Fine Day If you know where I can sell them, please post the address here. Or if you are interested to buy them all, please pm me. Thank you and Appreciate it.

Anyone knows where to get Ford Laser RS bodykit? Sample picture below - http://www.sgcarmart.com/main/info-2AYi2hj0-1070.html

Hi guys, i was travelling towards punggol on TPE when i spotted a TP using a laser gun....i was travelling ard 110-120KM/Hr....hight chance i kana summon????All other cars travelling at similar speed as well on the right lane...dun whether he will "pang chance" .sianz

Ford Laser Discontinued? How come no more for sale? http://www.sgcarmart.com/new_cars/pricelist.php?MAK=Ford

Anybody test drive the car yet? How's the ride?

I just went to see the new Laser during lunchtime. Walked up to it, peered inside. Opened the door and sat inside. Wow, it's so.... unremarkable. I know it's brand new and made in the phillipines and all so therefore cheaper... but Ford really should be trying harder. The exterior was boring. The interior was very plain and looked cheap. At that point I didnt bother to ask for a test drive as I couldnt even imagine driving such a car.