The future arrived on December 28, 2025 as the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) announced that Iron Beam became the first ...

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Although Wick is a professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering and director of the School of Engineering’s bachelor ...

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Israel has just crossed a historic line in air defense — it is now shooting down rockets and drones with lasers. After more than a decade of development, Israel’s Iron Beam high-energy laser has ...

ISRAEL has deployed an unstoppable new weapon that can blast drones out of the sky at the speed of light. The first combat-ready Iron Beam laser interception system was released to the IDF on Sunday, ...

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Abstract: Nondiffracting beams have brought exciting opportunities to control ultra-fast laser processing of transparent materials. This tutorial will review the basics of non-diffracting beams, their ...

Israeli officials stand in front of an Iron Beam (Or Eitan) laser weapon during the system's official handover to the IDF at Rafael's headquarters. (Rafael Advanced Defense Systems) The Israel Defense ...

The Iron Beam laser-based, air-defense system has been deployed in the field, the Defense Ministry reported Sunday. In June, the Defense Ministry and Rafael – the lead company among several defense ...

When drones run low on battery, they’ll either fly back or just drop out of the air. But a new technology might just allow the drones to recharge while in the air. In a December 16 press release, ...

The Iron Beam will cost significantly less than the Iron Dome’s specialized interceptors, which range from $20,000 to $30,000 each. Israel continues to overperform in terms of military exports. In ...