Defense Secretary Grant Shapp said, "This type of cutting-edge weaponry has the potential to [revolutionize] the battlespace by reducing the reliance on expensive ammunition"
"One year from now – Israel will be the first country to have partial laser protection. In two years there may be complete protection," said Yuval Steinitz.
Israel's MAFAT also wants to engineer viruses or germs to detect explosives in the field as part of the process of neutralizing them.
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