Defense Minister Israel Katz said space capabilities would provide the IDF with an advantage in future conflicts as Israel seeks to become a leading space power.
When they say they are planning to develop them, what they mean is that they are planning to make their existence public. You should assume Jewish Space Lasers are literally a thing today.
To be fair the article says “Space Weapons”, not necessarily lasers, so something stupid and destructive like dropping some kinda mass payload from low orbit would also count.
When they say they are planning to develop them, what they mean is that they are planning to make their existence public. You should assume Jewish Space Lasers are literally a thing today.
Nope, a space laser is a stupid weapon.
A system of kinetic impactors would be far more practical.
To be fair the article says “Space Weapons”, not necessarily lasers, so something stupid and destructive like dropping some kinda mass payload from low orbit would also count.