Israel has successfully tested a new laser missile-defence system known as ‘Iron Beam,’ which can intercept a variety of airborne objects including missiles, rockets, anti-tank missiles, and even drones.
The Rafael Advanced Defense Systems’ Iron Beam uses a directed-energy weapon system and can provide a significant amount of aerial defence.
Israel’s Iron Dome missile defence system, which boasts a 90 percent interception record against incoming rocket fire, has been hailed as a huge success. However, officials claim that deploying the technology will be costly. Bennett claims that someone in Gaza can fire a missile at Israel for a few hundred dollars, but the Iron Dome intercepts it for tens of thousands of dollars.
The Defense Ministry posted a brief video demonstrating the new system successfully intercepting rockets, mortars, and an unmanned aerial vehicle, according to the ministry. A laser beam looked to be coming out of a ground station, hitting the targets and crushing them into small pieces, according to the video, which was heavily manipulated and synced to music.
Check out the Tweet to see Iron Beam in Action
Israel has successfully tested the new “Iron Beam” laser interception system.
— Naftali Bennett בנט (@naftalibennett) April 14, 2022
This is the world’s first energy-based weapons system that uses a laser to shoot down incoming UAVs, rockets & mortars at a cost of $3.50 per shot.
It may sound like science fiction, but it's real. pic.twitter.com/nRXFoYTjIU
Iron Beam’s successful trials were announced by Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Twitter. “Israel has successfully tested the new “Iron Beam,” he tweeted “System for detecting lasers This is the world’s first energy-based weapons system, which costs $3.50 each shot and employs a laser to take down oncoming UAVs, rockets, and mortars.”
In February, Bennett stated that Israel would implement the system within a year. Israel has previously developed or deployed a number of weapons capable of intercepting everything from long-range missiles to rockets thrown from as close as a few kilometres. It has also added missile defence systems to its tanks.
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