Iron beam- a revolutionary laser defense weapon of Israel

Israel's Iron Beam Leaser Defense System has turned science fiction into reality in defense. The defense industries of all countries are now targeting iron beam laser defense systems. 

This iron beam laser defense system turned a fantasy into reality in the field of defense. Beyond the giants like China and the United States, Israel has distinguished itself by showing its prowess in science. 

It will be discussed This breakthrough discovery of the Israel Iron Beam Laser Defense System.

A few days ago, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett announced its successful test in parliament. The Iron Beam Laser Defense System is a defensive shield that can successfully intercept rockets, mortars, and anti-tank missiles, and Naftali Bennett considers the Iron Beam as one of the tools for economically weakening the enemy. 

The war-changing Iron Beam laser defense system has been developed by Israeli defense firm Rafael Advanced Defense Systems. The world's first defense shield that can strike down any type of missile aimed at it with a laser beam. It could enter service by 2023. 

With its annexation, Israel's defense power will undoubtedly increase manifold.

After the Arab-Israeli Six-Day War of 1967 and the Yom Kippur War of 1973, Israel realized the need to advance its defense system to an advanced stage. 

Israel's need for advanced air defense technology has multiplied since the launch of rockets from Gaza into Israel by various Palestinian independence organizations in 2000. To meet this requirement they developed the Iron Dome Air Defense System. 

It is an all-weather mobile (easily repositionable) air defense system with a success rate of 90 percent. Iron Dome became the world's most effective air defense system. However, its effectiveness was questioned in the 2021 Palestinian-Israeli 11-Day War.

After the Iron Dome was first deployed in 2012, it intercepted a rocket fired from Gaza, Palestine, proving its effectiveness. They believe that this critical air defense system has saved thousands of Israeli lives over the past decade. Also, the prevalence of war is believed to have decreased to a great extent as a result of this.

However, although it has been thought of as the backbone of Israel for a long time, the Iron Dome has recently become very controversial. First, Iron Dome is very expensive to operate. 

Almost every interception costs Iron Dome about $100,000 to $150,000. In the 2021 Hamas-Israel war, Hamas fired about 4300 unguided rockets at Israel. Although Israel was able to destroy 90 percent of them, Iron Dome's cost per rocket interception was high. 

Each of Hamas' short-range rockets costs around $1,000 to manufacture. On the other hand, they had to launch Iron Dome's $50,000 Tamir missile for interception. According to a sensational report, Iron Beam will cost Israel only two dollars worth of electricity for every thousand dollars worth of Hamas rockets it intercepts. 

That is, the cost of producing the laser beam that will destroy the Iron Beam rocket is only two dollars. As a result, Israel's very small budget is believed to be sufficient for Hamas.

Hamas has already mastered the technique of how to destroy the Iron Dome from a close location. The Iron Dome defense system is effective against a single rocket or missile fired separately, but cannot intercept multiple missiles or rockets fired simultaneously. 

For these two reasons, Zionist Israel felt the need to develop a new type of air defense. In other words, this time they have created an example by making iron beams.

Rafale Advanced Defense Systems Company first demonstrated a prototype of the Iron Beam at the 2014 Singapore Air Show. Although its technical conception was taken a few years ago. The first variant of Iron Beam will be land-based. C-based and even space-based versions are expected to come in the future.

An object flying in the sky like a plane or something else creates an effect called air turbulence in the sky and spreads different rays. But the Iron Beam neutralizes it by focusing only the beam away from the target for a few seconds.

Iron Beam is designed to work in coordination with another Israeli air defense system, Iron Dome. The Iron Beam is an advanced layer on the Iron Dome that allows the operator to determine which threads can be neutralized by traditional air defenses and which must be destroyed by the Iron Beam.

According to Rafael, the manufacturer of the Iron Beam, the Iron Beam will have an unlimited magazine, unlike other traditional air defense ammunition due to its laser-based interception system. It will cost much less per shot.

The Strategic Defense Initiative Organization or SDIO was established in 1983 under the then US President Reagan administration to oversee the US missile defense system. 

The Strategic Defense Initiative or SDIA had some ideas in terms of defense systems, including not only missile defense systems but lasers as well. However, due to technological limitations at the time, the project to replace lasers with missiles was shelved. 

A few years later, in 1995, a joint US-Israeli project developed a Nautilus high-energy tactical leaser. In a test launch, this high-energy tactical laser destroyed 28 Katyusha rockets and some artillery shells. 

However the project was canceled by the United States due to excessive maintenance costs and sensitivity to the atmosphere, but Israel continued to research effective laser weapons to act as a deterrent.

Recently, Rafale has signed an agreement with Lockheed Martin, one of the leading arms manufacturers in the United States, to develop a more effective air defense system based on iron beams with an expanded budget.

In 2014, Rafale Defense Company took a project named Iron Beam. Israel developed the Iron Beam to intercept short-range rockets, artillery, and mortars that the Iron Dome could not. In this continuation, another layer was added to Israel's defense shield by talented Israeli scientists.

The Iron Beam uses a direct high-energy laser beam capable of destroying an enemy target within 4.3 miles. The IDF is also working on developing a 100 kW laser capable of detecting any drone within 12.4 miles.

Iron Beams are much more cost-effective than Iron Dome. Its cost per interception is very low. While complementing Iron Dome, it can also function as a stand-alone system. The IDF will be able to deploy Iron Beam in large numbers due to lower operating costs.

The overriding fear of the Israeli government is the proxy armed groups based in Iran. Iran spends billions of dollars on these groups. Their rockets, mortars, and drones of various sizes act as a terror on the Israeli border. According to Israel's claim, the Iron Beam will be a laser wall around Israel to protect them.

But the reverse side of the coin is also said by some military experts. Lasers have been researched for a long time. But there was no success. High-profile Israeli officials are exaggerating what they are claiming. Its effectiveness against long-endurance drones is yet to be proven. It has not even been deployed in operational tests yet.

Did the Iron Beam Laser System Really Revolutionize Israel's Defense Industry?

There are few laser defense systems in service in the world besides Iron Beam. But none of them perform as well as Iron Beam. Moreover, their operating cost is also much higher than that of iron beams. Iron Beam's performance against relatively small targets such as rockets or mortars and drone attacks is impressive.

But there are also questions about the low maintenance cost of iron beams. Spending just $2 has raised questions in the minds of many martial arts experts. 

However, some freedom-seeking organizations such as Hamas and Islamic Jihad in Palestine, which are fighting against the Israeli occupation, will also find an easy way against the Iron Beam to counter-attack Israel. As they took for Iron Dome.

However, a major challenge for Israel is the need for more time to deploy the Iron Beam system. Until then they have to rely on the expensive Iron Dome.

The most memorable and terrifying war for Israelis was the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah war, after some of the largest Arab-Israeli wars since Israel's creation. 

Hezbollah fired about 10,000 rockets at Israel in that war. Each rocket was precision-guided and capable of striking anywhere in Israel. Hezbollah and Hamas employed an effective technique to disable Israel's defense systems. 

That was the number and they shot rockets in swarms together. So that the Israeli defense system becomes confused. That way they also got results.

Iron Beam's existing limitations as of today

So far, what the Israeli authorities are claiming about the Iron Beam is theoretical. Many would call it absurd to make any claims about the effectiveness of the Iron Beam until it is deployed. 

Even its effectiveness in a coordinated drone attack is questionable. A large-scale rocket, missile, or drone attack can render even the most advanced defense systems ineffective.

After all, if Israel can bring the Iron Beam to the world and its effectiveness is properly proven, Israel will have a game changer in its hands.

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