{"id":192000,"date":"2026-07-06T04:23:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T04:23:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/192000\/"},"modified":"2026-07-06T04:23:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T04:23:11","slug":"israel-wants-to-build-space-attack-lasers-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/192000\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel wants to build space attack lasers now"},"content":{"rendered":"

As if its wars on Earth were not enough, Israel<\/a> now plans to develop offensive laser weapons for use in space. <\/p>\n

“No country has the ability to mount attacks in space. We must be the leading country in the world with this capability,\u201d Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz told<\/a> reporters at a press briefing last week.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf we achieve this, it will ensure the advantage of deterrence, of the ability to attack, destroy, and all of the other matters, versus our enemies with large resources,\u201d he said, explaining<\/a> that Israel is investing in both offensive and defensive capabilities in space. <\/p>\n

Israel may model its prospective space-based laser weapons off its land-based Iron Beam<\/a> weapon, which it is now testing<\/a> together with the Iron Dome missile interception system for the purposes of a more comprehensive Israeli air defense.<\/p>\n

Critically, the U.S. supported the development of both systems with<\/a> more<\/a> than $1 billion each. Washington also gives<\/a> Israel $3.8 billion in military aid each year. <\/p>\n

Katz\u2019 remarks come as other states pursue space-based weapons systems. Most prominent is the prospective U.S. Golden Dome air defense system, which is loosely based<\/a> on Israel\u2019s Iron Dome. Conceptually, it would deploy various defense technologies \u2014 including<\/a> space-based missile interceptors \u2014 to protect the continental U.S. from air attacks. <\/p>\n

American officials and defense contractor executives have repeatedly stressed<\/a> that space will be a critical domain for the future of war. <\/p>\n

“For generations, the battle was fought on land, in the air and subsea,\u201d Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said during a speech in February<\/a>. \u201cBut today, the ultimate high ground \u2014 the single most decisive battlefield of this century and centuries to come \u2014 is hundreds of miles above our heads.\u201d<\/p>\n

Governments and militaries are intensely interested in laser-based weapons systems, or directed energy weapons (DEWs), today.The U.S., for example, spends<\/a> about $1 billion each year on their development. The military intends to deploy the technology on future weapons systems, including<\/a> the prospective Trump-class battleship. <\/p>\n

Militaries pursue laser weapons because they are cheap to deploy \u2014 often only<\/a> costing<\/a> a few dollars per shot \u2014 and can greatly damage or even destroy aerial threats on contact. But if these weapons become widely adopted, their low cost may reduce governments’ threshold for conflict, while making the wars they do fight more destructive.<\/p>\n

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