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  "path": "/military/2026/05/15/will-the-laser-weapons-race-be-won-by-factories-or-integrated-technologies/",
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  "tags": [
    "Military",
    "China",
    "Chinese laser-defense technology",
    "Energy technologies",
    "Fast Company Magazine",
    "High-energy laser",
    "Israel",
    "Israel’s Iron Beam system to the UAE",
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    "Will the Laser Weapons Race Be Won by Factories or Integrated Technologies?",
    "The Middle East Observer"
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  "textContent": "A new global military competition is rapidly taking shape—not around conventional missiles or next-generation fighter aircraft, but around high-energy laser systems increasingly viewed as a critical component of future air-defense architecture. A recent analysis published by Fast Company argues that the world has entered a decisive “laser weapon inflection point,” with the Middle East—and particularly the […]\n\nThe post Will the Laser Weapons Race Be Won by Factories or Integrated Technologies? appeared first on The Middle East Observer.",
  "title": "Will the Laser Weapons Race Be Won by Factories or Integrated Technologies?"
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