Amid the Hamas-Israel escalation, videos claiming to show Israel’s new Iron Beam directed-energy weapon air defense system in action have become viral across various social media platforms. One such ...

The future arrived on December 28, 2025 as the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) announced that Iron Beam became the first high-energy tactical laser weapon to be fully integrated and cleared for operations ...

Video footage of beams of light pulsing through the night sky prompted speculation about the potential use of a new weapon in the Israel-Hamas war — the Iron Beam. “Breaking: Israel activates new ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Israel's multibillion-dollar missile defense system, the Iron Dome, has ...

Iron Beam is a high-energy laser system being developed by Rafael for the Israeli Defense Forces. Iron Beam is a 100kW-class high-energy laser weapon system (HELWS). Credit: Israeli Defense Ministry.