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

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

Researchers have found that under certain conditions, a laser beam can act like an opaque object and cast a shadow, opening new possibilities for technologies that could use a laser beam to control ...

The Iron Beam laser system is now being fielded by Israel. (Israel Ministry of Defense) JERUSALEM – Israel has officially conscripted its new SIGMA 155 self-propelled howitzer and Iron Beam laser ...

Since the discovery of lasers, laser outputs have been limited to simple wavefront profiles, such as Gaussian (with the highest intensity in the middle, and lower intensity towards the tails) and ...