ISRAEL has deployed an unstoppable new weapon that can blast drones out of the sky at the speed of light. The first ...
Israel has deployed its Iron Beam laser air defense system, using a 100-kW directed-energy weapon to intercept drones and ...
A new laser weapon has entered the battlefield, and it doesn’t use missiles. What it shoots might just change defense forever ...
Israel isn’t the world’s most popular country, except when it comes to military hardware. A country the size of New Jersey is now the world’s eighth-largest arms exporter with a record-breaking $15 ...
Militaries spent decades trying to turn light into a weapon. In 2025, introduction of several lasers show how fast technology ...
Israel has just crossed a historic line in air defense — it is now shooting down rockets and drones with lasers. After more ...
Developed over more than a decade by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems in cooperation with the Ministry of Defense’s Directorate of Defense Research and Development, Iron Beam represents a new layer in ...
The Iron Beam will cost significantly less than the Iron Dome’s specialized interceptors, which range from $20,000 to $30,000 each.
Israel’s Defense Ministry announcement that it had delivered the “Or Eitan” system was not framed as a routine technical update. The language of the statement, the timing of the announcement and ...