Expanding the Iron Dome system with laser-based Iron Beam technology may drastically reduce interception costs while ...

The system, known as Iron Beam, completed operational testing in September and will become the world’s first combat-ready laser interceptor. The 100-kilowatt system is designed to destroy targets ...

Israel unveiled the Iron Beam laser defense system that intercepts missiles and drones at the speed of light for just $3 per ...

It’s being described as a breakthrough in air defense. For the first time, Israel’s high-power laser air defense system has been used in combat. The system’s maker, Rafael, and Israel’s Ministry of ...

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A low-cost, high-power laser-based system aimed at destroying incoming missiles has successfully completed testing and will be ready for operational use by the military later ...

Israel declared that its “Iron Beam” laser defense system is fully operational and ready for use. It represents the first operational defense laser to be deployed by a nation facing immediate threats.

Japan is moving closer to deploying directed-energy weapons at sea, as a Japanese defense agency has confirmed that a ...

On 2 December 2025, a containerized prototype high-energy laser system was confirmed to be installed on the aft deck of JS ...

Britain plans to equip Type 45 destroyers with DragonFire laser weapons by 2027, marking a first for Europe in shipborne ...

China’s first publicly acknowledged missile defense system capable of midcourse interception of long-range missiles, the HQ-29, is raising questions about Chinese intentions and threatening to ...

Norway will finance F-16 ammunition and S-300 air defense missiles for Ukraine in a new support package announced by Oslo.

At 8:44 p.m. last night, the stuff of boyhood sci-fi daydreaming became reality. Using a high-powered laser weapon mounted to a 747 airliner, the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) successfully shot ...