JERUSALEM-Israel's defence ministry said on Monday it had signed a 2 billion shekel($ 536-million) deal with local contractors to expand production of a new laser-based missile defence system that could be operational in the next year. The deal signed with state-owned Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and Elbit Systems is for a high-power laser called Iron Beam that is designed to counter aerial threats, including rockets, mortar bombs, drones and cruise missiles.It will supplement the Iron Dome s
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