Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael SecurityShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeOptiDefense's laser security system. Credit: Noa Ben AmiOptiDefense, an Israeli company with only seven employees, claims to have invented the world's first laser security system. It was originally used to shoot down Hamas balloons. Now they're hoping to solve Israel's drone crisisHagai Amit02:06 PM • June 15 2026 IDTThough we knew where we were going, we were still surprised by our visit to OptiDefense's compound last week. The large hanger was nestled among shuttered greenhouses waiting for the next growing season, in the farmland of a moshav surrounded by rolling hills. It was the place we least expected to find an anti-drone laser system.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Israel technologyIDFScience & TechnologyCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesU.S.-Iran DealTrump-NetanyahuIsrael ElectionsHussam Abu SafiyaRoman BustsWorld CupHaQuizHaaretz PodcastHow Israel's Media Turned Good Journalists Into Agents of Self-censorship'Once-in-a-lifetime Discovery': 1,700-year-old Roman Busts Found in IsraelMacron Calls for All Sides to Respect Truce as Erdoğan Warns of SabotageBen-Gvir Says 'Trump's Agreement' Doesn't Bind Israel as Netanyahu Stays MumU.S.-Iran Deal Excludes Missiles, Support for Proxies, Iranian Media ReportsRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMITrump Just Dropped a Megaton Bomb on Netanyahu's Re-election CampaignSix-year-old Boy Punctures a Magritte Iconic Masterpiece at Israel MuseumHumiliated by Trump on the Iran Front, Netanyahu May Set the Middle East AblazeNetanyahu May Find His Way Back From Trump's Humiliation, but Back to What?The Fake Gaza Charity Linked to the Anti-left Disinformation Campaign in FranceIran Reportedly Calls Off Missile Strikes on Israel After Trump Intervenes