Historic Breakthrough: IDF Reveals Iron Beam-like Laser Defense Shot Down Dozens of Aerial Threats

Ghoti Ichthus · Thursday at 12:44 AM

Historic Breakthrough: IDF Reveals Iron Beam-like Laser Defense Shot Down Dozens of Aerial Threats

The Iron Beam is the most advanced, operational laser in the world, though England, the US, and others have relatively advanced lasers.

By YONAH JEREMY BOB MAY 28, 2025 18:28 Updated: MAY 28, 2025 21:33

"In a historic breakthrough, the IDF on Wednesday announced that an unnamed laser defense system similar to the much celebrated Iron Beam laser system has shot down dozens of aerial threats during the war.
Already in fall 2024, The Jerusalem Post had learned that the IDF had used laser defense systems in operational situations but was barred from reporting on that at the time.
According to the Defense Ministry, the Iron Beam and a related family of laser defense systems, produced by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, are the most advanced and operational lasers in the world, though England, the US, and others also have relatively advanced laser platforms.
Sources have told the Post that what makes the Iron Beam the most advanced is its reliability in different kinds of weather, variable range, adaptability to different kinds of aerial threats, and the ability to place it in different contexts.
Other sources said that they could not reveal the name of the sister-laser system to the Iron Beam, whose progress was being publicly revealed on Wednesday."

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