The Iron Beam offers low-cost laser interception of drones, rockets, and missiles, while reducing reliance on costly ...

Israeli Iron Dome air defense system fires to intercept rockets that were launched from Lebanon, in northern Israel, on Sept. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Baz Ratner) JERUSALEM — Israel will accelerate ...

Tensions escalate in the Middle East as Israel redeploys Iron Dome batteries across Jerusalem and major cities amid fears of ...

Earlier this summer, Israel made military history. Not with a missile, bomb or bullet — but with a beam of light. In a first for modern warfare, the Israel Defense Forces successfully intercepted ...

A new Israeli laser weapon has entered active service, highlighting how drone warfare is forcing a rethink of traditional air ...

The Iron Beam costs a mere $2 per interception, meaning it is cheaper than the Iron Dome. Israel’s Iron Beam missile shield was displayed at the DSEI 2025 defense show in London earlier this month.

Israel isn’t the world’s most popular country, except when it comes to military hardware. A country the size of New Jersey is now the world’s eighth-largest arms exporter with a record-breaking $15 ...

Israel is once again relying on its Iron Dome to fend off attacks from the Palestinian militant group Hamas, orchestrating its missile defense system to protect its citizens amid the ongoing conflict.

FILE - In this file photo taken July 5, 2014, an Iron Dome air defense system fires to intercept a rocket from Gaza Strip in the costal city of Ashkelon, Israel. Israel says its punishing air assault ...

For much of the post–Cold War period, the United Kingdom invested relatively little in homeland air and missile defense. Long ...