2024-03-29 09:41:00
Everyone is talking about the laser system that is supposed to neutralize enemy missiles with great precision and at low cost. The system is being talked about as one that may change the rules of the game and give Israel an additional layer of protection that will reduce the serious vulnerabilities in the home front, but of course will not eliminate them completely. This system, called Magan Or, is a laser cannon that was supposed to enter operational use only in 2025, but the war accelerated its development.
This cannon is developed by Raphael, Elbit Systems, Lockheed Martin andbecause in the Ministry of Defense and it can be used in practice to protect against rockets, drones. Also, the laser systems will be part of the armament of the ships and fighter planes for attack and defense. The use of the laser will be up to a range of 10 kilometers, when a hit by the laser basically burns the missile, as a UAV, a drone.
When will the laser come into use?
This week at the same time as the presentation of the financial statements of Elbit Systems, the CEO said, Bezalel Machlis Because Elbit increased the pace of development of the laser systems for defense against missiles and other products – “One of the means whose development has been accelerated is a powerful laser that should provide an additional layer of protection on the Iron Dome,” said Machlis, “We are ahead of schedule with dozens of engineers working on the project “.
Let’s try to estimate when the systems will arrive in the field? Chairman Raphael Yuval Steinitz He estimated in August 2023 that “about a year from now – Israel will probably be the first country in the world to have partial laser protection, two years from now maybe full protection. This will protect us both in the south and in the north.”
Steinitz is the chairman of Rafael and was Minister of Energy, Minister of Finance and held a series of public positions in the past. He probably knows what he is talking about, but these are estimates. His estimate was that in August-September we will have a partial laser system. Let’s assume for the sake of conservatism that he exaggerated and it was Should be in December – 3-4 months later than predicted.
December is the goal in development without pressure. The war accelerated the pace of development by a good few months – let’s say the pace was doubled, the development time was halved. Yes, it may sound excessive, but in war it happens especially when there is peak motivation for scientists and developers and there are budgets and there is a goal. Then we arrive at the fact that from October 2023 there are 14 months left until the system is transferred to the field, and if indeed the rate has been doubled, it is 7 months. This means that in May there will already be a partial system.
And if we exaggerated? If the rate did not double, but was greatly improved, we are talking about June-July. Yes, there are many assumptions here, but take all the statements above, and you will understand that we are probably on the right track. And what’s more – in the more distant past Yitzhak Ben-Israel, the former head of PAAT, said that the system could be operational within a year. Since then, the development has indeed been expanded, but this marks the closeness of the system to the deadline.
And when the system will be fully operational. One can only assume that if it was supposed to be in the August-October 2025 area, then a rate that is close to double, would bring the system into use at the beginning of 2025. These are estimates, it can of course change completely, but experts explained and explain that this system is a trump card, although, This is not a full protection wrap.
This is a defense system against short-range missiles, mortar bombs, rockets, and also against drones and unmanned aerial vehicles. The laser is launched and quickly hits the object, but the object takes a few seconds to explode. It’s the opposite by the way, from an iron dome that takes a few seconds to launch and hit, and when there’s a hit the neutralization is immediate. This system is not applicable against long-range ballistic missiles and it is known that Hezbollah has such ballistic missiles.
The big problem with the laser system is that it is not able to operate in cloudy weather and when there is poor visibility. Another advantage of it is the costs. Regular use is significantly cheaper (by over 95%) compared to an Iron Dome interception.
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