Iron Beam

IDF: Iron Beam laser system not ready for Iranian missiles, despite limited usage in 2024

Using lasers to defend against long-range threats, such as Iran's ballistic missiles, could take that much longer, some projecting five to ten years or longer.

|ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Israel's Iron Beam laser anti-missile interception system can potentially neutralize threats literally at the speed of light.
DELIVERED TO the IDF late last year, the Iron Beam system marks a historic milestone – the world’s first operational laser defense platform capable of neutralizing rockets, drones, and mortars at a fraction of the cost of traditional interceptors.

Iron Beam’s limits exposed as Hezbollah drones breach northern Israel's skies

Technological progress and procurement in the area of miniature unmanned aircraft by Hezbollah and Iran is faster than laser development

|ByASSAF GILEAD/GLOBES/TNS
Iranian missiles are displayed in a park in Tehran, Iran, January 31, 2026

Iran can terrorize, but can't win a modern war against Israel's technological edge - opinion

Iran's Rockets and drones can’t match Israel’s technological edge in war and its battlefield strategy.

|ByLOUIS LIBIN, MICHAEL J. SALAMON
Iron Beam, Iron Beam M, and Lite Beam

Israel’s Iron Beam laser: What can it do, and was it used against missiles from Lebanon? - analysis

Israel, the US, and other countries have worked on this technology. However, recent advances in technology have enabled lasers to finally become more practical for military uses.

|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN

Right Down to the Wire

JANUARY 22, 2014ByMICHAEL ORDMAN
The Jerusalem Post