Iron Beam high-power laser air-defense system goes operational.
Iron Beam, a 100-kilowatt Iaser system, is the latest component in Israel’s air-defense system with existing systems including: Iron Dome for short-range rockets, David’s Sling for medium-range threats, and Arrow 2 and 3 for ballistic missiles.
Iron Beam is designed for a specific need - it targets slow, low-flying threats that can escape or overwhelm radar-guided interceptors, allowing missile interceptors to be reserved for larger and more complex threats. Being an optical system, it’s key limitation is, of course, reduced effectiveness in poor visibility or bad weather. https://interestingengineering.com/military/worlds-first-combat-ready-100kw-laser #IronBeam #Optics #Lasar #Israel

