Science & Technology | Israeli Innovation

IDF gets first combat-ready laser interception system

“Iron Beam” intercepted rockets, mortar shells and drones during extensive testing.

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Defense Ministry hands IDF first combat-ready Iron Beam laser interception system | The Times of Israel

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Cost-effective missile protection

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Israel unveils new Iron Beam laser system amid record breaking defense sales | Fox News

Israel becomes the world's eighth-largest arms exporter with a record $15 billion in sales in 2024, selling battle-tested weapons to Europe, India and other nations.

So when idiot antisemites like Tucker Carlson claim that the US doesn't get anything from Israel, here's an example of something the US gets in the form of weapons development.

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Laser-Focused: What Iron Beam Means for Israel, its Enemies, and the US

Amid the new offensive in Gaza City, repeated Russian encroachments into NATO airspace, and China's relentless drive toward artificial intelligence domination, the American-led order is under intense strain. So Israel's latest technological breakthrough c

This is truly awesome technology that will GREATLY benefit the entire West. Israel will receive zero credit for it, and it’s too bad that it can’t be used to obliterate the greatest threat: the enemy within.

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IDF reveals it used laser defense system to shoot down Hezbollah drones - Defense News

The Iron Beam is the most advanced, operational laser in the world, though England, the US, and others have relatively advanced lasers.

It’s unfortunate that Israel needs to develop weapons like this, but the Jewish state will always be ahead of all others.

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Iron Beam laser intercepts Hamas rocket from Gaza

The system's interception of a rocket fired by terrorists in Gaza is the first-ever operational use of a laser defense system.