Israeli security forces revealed on Dec. 26 its new laser system designed to intercept dangerous airborne incendiary devices launched from the Gaza Strip. Carried by drones, balloons, and kites, the aerial devices have and entered its airspace and burned acres of Israeli land over the past two years.
The laser-beam system, named Light Blade, was developed by three private-sector engineers, researchers from Ben Gurion University, and technological departments of the Israel Police and Israel Defense Forces (IDF).
