The Israeli Ministry of Defense revealed on Thursday that its laser air defense system has successfully completed the “ground-breaking” tests involving “steep-track” threats, “challenging” ranges and timings, as well as “multiple scenarios.”
According to the ministry’s statement, the system, which has been dubbed the Iron Beam, successfully intercepted “shrapnel, rockets, anti-tank missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles.”
“This is a first-rate breakthrough of integrating laser technology into the defense system of the State of Israel,” the ministry said.