According to Rafael, a major advantage of its lasers is that they can shoot down enemy rockets and drones much earlier in the threat process. Rafael Advanced Defense Systems’ new family of lasers, ...

Firing Arrow interceptors can cost millions of shekels, Iron Dome interceptors can cost tens of thousands of shekels, but firing the Iron Beam is as cheap as turning a light on. The Defense Ministry ...

As Israel's Iron Dome works overtime against Hamas-fired rockets, attention is turning to the next-generation air defense systems, the Iron Beam, which could be a game-changer for Israel's protective ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. TEL AVIV, Israel (NewsNation) — After ...

Israel's Ministry of Defence has made an important announcement about its air defence system. The ministry confirmed that Israel's new laser-based Iron Beam defence system is now operational and that ...

Israel's first-of-its-kind Iron Beam air defense was reportedly activated to intercept enemy missiles in Gaza, years before it was scheduled to be implemented. The war in the Middle East started ...

Israel’s high-powered laser interception system, dubbed “Iron Beam,” has been declared operational after completing development and final tests, and is set to be delivered to the military by the end ...

Earlier this summer, Israel made military history. Not with a missile, bomb or bullet — but with a beam of light. In a first for modern warfare, the Israel Defense Forces successfully intercepted ...

Rafael presented its Lite Beam and Iron Beam high-energy lasers (HELs) at Defence iQ's International Armoured Vehicles (IAV) 2025 conference held in Farnborough, UK, from 21 to 23 January. The 10 kW ...

Israeli officials describe the Iron Beam system as being designed to work in tandem with existing air defense platforms such as Iron Dome, Arrow, and David’s Sling. Israel’s Defense Ministry on Oct.