Israel plans to replace kinetic air defense systems with laser interceptors. The Israel Air Force has been drafting a program that would introduce laser interceptors for air and missile defense. Officials said lasers would eventually replace all surface-to-air missiles and other kinetic interceptors over the next decade. "In the future, laser systems will be operational, replacing existing systems used by the air defense system," Col. Zvi Haimovitz, commander of the Air Force's anti-aircraft unit in the north, said. Israel has tested in the U.S. the Tactical High Energy Laser system against artillery, mortar and Katyusha rockets. The military's plans for...