After many years in research and development, Israel successfully operated the IRON BEAM missile defense system for the first time in a warfare secenario against Iranian drones and missiles in February 2026.

Iron Beam represents a revolutionary shift from “ammunition-based” to “energy-based” defense — turning electricity into an inexhaustible, precision weapon at about 3 dollars per laser burst instead of $150K for each Iron Dome rocket.

Iron Beam engages the enemy missile at the speed of light and has a range of about 10 kilometers.