What is Israel's "Iron Beam" Laser and How Does it Work? | Vantage with Palki Sharma

now let's talk about another arrival one that started to change Warfare as we know it but first a question what is the biggest problem with Israel's Iron Dome system I would argue it's the cost each Israeli interceptor missile costs about $50,000 but what if Israel had a cost effective way to stop the Rockets a way to hit one rocket after another endlessly without having to worry about its expensive interceptors running out sounds ideal right well it may become reality soon because Israel is reportedly rolling out a new defense system it's the stuff of sci-fi movies Israel calls it its defensive trump card it's the iron beam anti-missile laser system our next report tells you what's the iron beam and how it can be a game Cher look at this video from last year that's US President Joe Biden getting ready for a photo shoot it's at the benan airport in Tel Aviv what's all the fuss for look at what's above his head the giant camera lenslike thing that's the reason for all this excitement because it's Israel's Ace in the Hole the iron beam laser anti-missile system the iron beam is a technological Marvel the fruit of years of research in high-intensity lasers it was first unveiled at a Singapore Air Show in 2014 and after 7 years it seems to be ready for Battlefield action the system was made for one thing taking down aerial threats before they hit Israel first let's look at its stats the iron beam reportedly has a range of between 7 to 10 km Israel has said it can can focus the beam to the diameter of a coin within that distance the iron beam fires lasers that can reach energy levels of about 100 KW for context that's about 24 G of TNT exploding every second or almost 1 and 1/2 kgs of dynamite every minute that's the amount of energy coming out of the iron beam all this will be directed at incoming missiles drones rockets and any other area threat here's a video released by Israel's Defense Forces last year showing a successful test of the iron beam how it works is simple the laser will be fired at Key spots on the incoming projectiles in missiles this means the fins Rudder or the Warhead damaging the fins and Rudder will destabilize the missile's flight path make it change course firing at the Warhead could overheat and The Detonator rendering the missile useless it's similar when engaging with drones either ruin the wings or propellers or fry the camera leaving the Drone operator blind but this method has a drawback when it comes to kamikazi drones and Rockets especially these are simple weapons used for Destruction wherever they land they will explode so changing their path may protect critical targets but some damage will still be done which is why Israel isn't going to replace all its systems with the iron beam the laser is meant to augment not replace Israel's existing missile defense systems it will try and mop up the projectiles that slip through the Iron Dome like a short range laser defense support system that could be the initial plan anyway but the iron beam and other lasers will get stronger over time they could eventually replace other costlier systems while building the iron beam certainly isn't cheap using it is relatively cost effective Israel says it will cost about $2,000 to destroy an incoming threat using the iron beam compare that to $50,000 per Iron Dome interceptor missile you can see why Israel will want to improve the laser tech as time goes by but even today the iron beam's deployment will Mark a milestone signaling the beginning of the age of laser Warfare

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Length: 4min 54sec (294 seconds)

Published: Wed Oct 18 2023