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Newsweek reported that Israel had activated for the first time the “Iron Beam” air defense system to intercept missiles launched from… Gaza stripTwo years ahead of schedule.
According to Hillel Halel, the army and defense correspondent for the Israeli Channel 14 on the X website, “For the first time in the world, a laser system developed by Israel was able to intercept a missile fired at it during the days of fighting.”
The American magazine reported that the “Iron Beam”, a high-power laser manufactured by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, was designed to intercept short-range rockets and missiles.
It was scheduled to be published in 2025, and aims to complete the system Iron Dome The current objection in Israel. However, a faster timeline may not be possible due to the requirement to integrate the laser with the existing defense system.
Rafael says Iron Beam is designed to intercept a wide range of threats, including drones, which can be achieved from a distance of a few hundred meters to several kilometres.
The system uses an unlimited magazine and can be integrated into multiple platforms to “neutralize a wide range of threats with extreme precision” without leaving much collateral damage, while protecting civilians and military forces at the same time, officials say.
While Iron Dome has a limited amount of power, as it fires missiles to respond to attacks, the benefit of Iron Beam is that it can never run out of ammunition.
According to Rafael, the “Iron Beam” can intercept threats from several kilometers away. Unlike a missile, which explodes immediately on impact, a laser requires several seconds of contact with an object to generate enough energy to destroy it.
One of the concerns that still concerns Iron Beam manufacturers is that some missiles or missiles may be coated with a heat-resistant material, which could render the new system useless.
