Israel begins deploying $5.2B in US aid to enhance its missile shield, including Iron Dome upgrades and the new Iron Beam ...

Israel will not have its pioneering Iron Beam high-energy laser weapon system up and running ahead of schedule, despite the looming possibility of full-scale war breaking out across its northern ...

Israel will upgrade the layered system shielding it from aerial attacks under a new $5.2 billion deal with defense technology ...

Israel’s experimental air-defense system known as the Iron Beam uses laser technology to strike down drones and rockets, but military analysts say the device needs U.S. support to improve its ...

The aid, approved in April 2024, includes $5.2 billion for strengthening the Jewish state's missile defense systems.

Israel’s air defense comprises four operational ... and some cruise missiles. A fifth layer, the Iron Beam laser system, focusing on drones and rockets, is expected to join the lineup next ...

But the Israel portion of the aid is significant ... Another $1.2 billion is for an “Iron Beam” antimissile system that is still in development. When operational, that system will use lasers ...

The early intercept and debris damage mitigation the Iron Beam promises could also allow Israel to reduce the number of times it sets off air raid alarms. Credit: Rafael TEL AVIV—Israel’s ...

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Some parts of the air defence system work well. Here in northern Israel we hear booms at regular intervals as the Iron Dome intercepts rockets that Hezbollah fires from southern Lebanon.