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Israel developing 'Star Wars' laser missile shield named Iron Beam

Singapore: 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 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."

Iron Beam is designed to intercept close-range drones, rockets and mortars which might not remain in the air long enough for Israel's current Iron Dome missile defense system to intercept.

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