Laser defense system

Israel unveils super ice missile, expands Iron Beam defense as Eisenkot cancels Likud talks

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Gadi Eisenkot greets Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the funeral of his son, M.-Sgt. (res.) Gal Meir Eisenkot on December 8, 2023.
AeroVironment’s LOCUST deployed to US President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate

LOCUST laser air-defense system in place at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate

US-China space race is heating up

Are US, Israel racing to deploy space-based lasers or orbital weapons first? - analysis

'The wall along Mexican border wouldn’t be built and there’d be no chance Mexico would pay a single peso for it.'

US military uses laser to shoot down 3 Mexican cartel drones near border, officials say


Space is becoming the next battlefield, Iranian UN envoy warns of arms race - report

Iranian UN envoy Ali Bahreini warned of a growing space arms race as Israel and other countries expand capabilities for future warfare.

Israel from space 1

Israel developing space lasers to attack above the Earth, Katz says

"As of today, no country has the ability to mount attacks in space. We must be the leading country in the world with this capability," said Katz.

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.

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.

Israel's UH-60A/L Yanshuf helicopter.

IDF admits air defense failures after Iranian missile strikes on Dimona, Arad

"Our air defense system is the best in the world, but it is not hermetic. There are mistakes, there are malfunctions," said Chief of Staff of the IDF’s Air Defense Systems, Colonel L.

Israeli security and rescue forces at the scene where a missile fired from Iran toward Israel caused damage to residential buildings in the southern Israeli city of Arad, March 22, 2026.

Pentagon, FAA to conduct testing on high-energy anti-drone laser system in New Mexico

US Deputy Transportation Secretary Steve Bradbury said the testing is necessary so the FAA can "get comfortable" with the system after a government drone was accidentally shot down by such a system.

The Pentagon is shown with the Washington Monument in the background on February 28, 2026 in Washington, DC.

How Israel's defense-tech ecosystem reshapes the battlefield - and the Start-Up Nation

TECH AFFAIRS: What was once a pipeline of veterans from elite units like 8200 founding cybersecurity start-ups has evolved into a full-scale defense-tech ecosystem.

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.

Israel set to fully deploy 'game-changing, cutting-edge' Iron Beam laser system this month

Israel will fully deploy the Iron Beam on December 30, introducing a laser system designed to intercept drones, rockets, missiles, and mortars at high speed.

  Iron Beam, Iron Beam M, and Lite Beam.

UK beefs up Royal Navy counter-drone tech with DragonFire laser system

The DragonFire weapon system is expected to be installed on Type-45 destroyers by 2027

DragonFire laser weapon system

What does it mean IDF’s laser will be fully deployed within four months? - explainer

Israel’s enemies have known that 85%-95% of their short-range rockets would be shot down by Iron Dome. But they also knew some would get through.

The Iron Beam laser defense system has shot down dozens of aerial threats during the war May 28, 2025

What does it mean that the IDF’s laser will be fully deployed within four months?

As Israel's Iron Beam laser defense system moves closer to deployment, the battlefield could be entering a new era. But what does this really mean for security, strategy and the homefront?

  The IDF announced that its Iron Beam-like laser defense system has shot down dozens of aerial threats during the war, May 28, 2025.