The Oct. 7 attacks have not had a major impact yet on the company’s bottom line, a top executive tells Breaking Defense.
By Seth J. FrantzmanThe work will expand on Israel’s experimental Iron Beam system, but aims to boost power, sources told Breaking Defense.
By Arie Egozi“We don’t have a technology problem or a scientific problem anymore… it’s now an engineering problem. The science is there, we’ve shown that it works,” said Rafael executive Michael Lurie.
By Aaron MehtaSources said Israel had hoped Biden’s visit would be an opportunity to convince the US to pitch in its own cash.
By Arie EgoziTEL AVIV: Israel has made a small but significant step towards a laser-based system that is capable of intercepting missiles, with the announcement that the country’s “Iron Beam” system officially has a budget. The program, which has existed in some form of R&D for more than a decade, has faced headwinds as a result of…
By Arie Egozi
After President Joe Biden’s visit to Israel, his administration should follow Israel’s work on laser defenses, and work more closely with Jerusalem, writes Henry Obering and JINSA’s Ari Cicurel.
By Ari Cicurel and Henry Obering