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judahyesterday at 3:15 PM6 repliesview on HN

Israel saw over 16,000 rocket attacks last year from fundamentalist groups like Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, and Yemen. The Iron Dome intercepted ~90% of them, resulting in thousands of lives saved.

Iron Beam is the newer incarnation of this technology that uses lasers to intercept incoming rockets and drones with precision and much lower cost. Wonderful technology.


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elcritchyesterday at 3:30 PM

Each Iron Dome interception cost many times more than the cost of the rockets. This will make it cheaper for other poorer nations to afford and operate.

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RegnisGnawyesterday at 3:16 PM

Lets send some over to Ukraine.

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megoustoday at 3:12 AM

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greekrich92today at 4:32 AM

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63282836292919yesterday at 6:13 PM

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jampekkatoday at 12:52 PM

Hopefully victims of fundamentalist groups like Israel will get this kind of technology too.