Iron Beam

Inside Elbit's laser lab: How an aerial Iron Beam will alter modern warfare - exclusive

The Jerusalem Post recently visited Elbit's facility and met with experts in the field, to see the insides of the laser, and laboratories where its various pieces are developed up close.

|ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Israel's UH-60A/L Yanshuf helicopter.
The Iron Beam laser defense system, pictured in December 2025.

IDF: Iron Beam laser saw limited use in Iran war due to lack of batteries, 14 needed

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.

|ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Israel's Iron Beam laser anti-missile interception system can potentially neutralize threats literally at the speed of light.

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
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

Gantz approves budget for laser interception system

The Defense Ministry “has achieved a technological breakthrough in the development of the ‘Iron Beam’ high-power laser system.”

MARCH 17, 2022ByANNA AHRONHEIM
Defense Minister Benny Gantz approved the budget for laser defense.

Rafael CEO says laser solution to mortars coming in next year or two

Yedidya Yaari also said that there is work in process on finding an answer to the infiltration tunnels deployed by Hamas.

AUGUST 10, 2014ByBEN HARTMAN
IDF discovers 150 mortars in Gaza

Right Down to the Wire

JANUARY 22, 2014ByMICHAEL ORDMAN
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