Israel’s Rafael touts Iron Beam antimissile lasers at DSEI fair
The portfolio includes the Iron Beam, the mobile Iron Beam-M and the Lite Beam.
JERUSALEM — Rafael Advanced Defense Systems brought replicas of its laser-powered Iron Beam missile shield to the DSEI 2025 defense show in London, lifting the veil on a defensive technology used recently in the Gaza War.
The portfolio includes the mobile Iron Beam-M, the Naval Iron Beam, the Lite Beam and the latest addition to its laser defense systems family, the Iron Beam 450.
The Iron Beam is a laser-based defense system designed to intercept short-range rockets, missiles, mortar bombs, unmanned aerial vehicles and drones.
It became operational during the ongoing Gaza-Israel war and has been implemented in a variety of applications including use on naval vessels and among maneuvering forces.
The Iron Beam and Naval Iron Beam are equipped with a 100 kW laser weapon, the Iron Beam-M with a 30–50 kW laser weapon, the Lite Beam with 10 kW. Additionally, the company states that the Iron Beam 450 extends Rafael’s laser portfolio with greater range, speed of interception, and more cost-per-engagement effective model.
A company representative at the DSEI booth claimed the per-shot cost of an Iron Beam engagement would amount to single-digit dollars.
The Iron Beam is an emerging component of Israel’s layered defense layout operated by the Israeli Air Force.
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