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Would laser air defenses not be ideally suited for the atmospheric conditions common to Iran and Israel?

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argo said:

Would laser air defenses not be ideally suited for the atmospheric conditions common to Iran and Israel?

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Israel has it. Ever heard of Iron Beam?
I would not be surprised if Iran had some Chinese system.

The problem is it is really short range.

gelgoog said:

Israel has it. Ever heard of Iron Beam?
I would not be surprised if Iran had some Chinese system.

The problem is it is really short range.

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I would not expect it to burn through a bunker buster bomb but it might keep the aircraft that could deliver it far away.

argo said:

I would not expect it to burn through a bunker buster bomb but it might keep the aircraft that could deliver it far away.

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You need Megawatt class laser for this, at least the same level as what needed to handle Ballistic missile. Aircraft is hard target with hardness of about 25 kj/sqcm comparable to solid fueled ballistic missile. based on US Studies on ABM Lasers.

This is a result of my calculation on a laser weapon, assume solid state with 3 m diameter beam director and 3 seconds engagement time. This is the one that can engage aircraft target at M 0.8. Well its gonna be expensive for sure. The cost figure is comparable to the cost of 2x full system of S-300PT/PS Battery in (about 152 M USD)