Name: Israel's New Powerful High Energy Laser Weapons - IRON BEAM & LITE BEAM
Uploaded: 2025-06-02T13:44:15+00:00
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Description: IRON BEAM is a 100kW class High Energy Laser Weapon System (HELWS) that is expected to become the first operational system in its class. It quickly and effectively engages and neutralizes a wide array

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IRON BEAM is a 100kW class High Energy Laser Weapon System (HELWS) that is expected to become the first operational system in its class. It quickly and effectively engages and neutralizes a wide array of threats from a range of hundreds of meters to several kilometers. Engaging at the speed of light, IRON BEAM has an unlimited magazine, with almost zero cost per interception, and causes minimal collateral damage. IRON BEAM can be integrated with a range of platforms and can become part of any multilayer defense system. RAFAEL is considered a global leader in the field, developing Directed Energy systems including HEL systems for over 30 years. The company works closely with Israel’s Defense Ministry and serves as the HEL National Center for Excellence and the National Lethality Lab.

LITE BEAM, part of RAFAEL’s family of laser-based defense systems, is a 10 kW-class High Energy Laser Weapon System (HELWS) countering a wide range of low-altitude aerial threats including small UAVs and swarms of drones – as well as ground-based threats – with unparalleled speed and precision.

Designed for light 4×4 vehicles as well as 6×6, 8×8, and tracked Armored Fighting Vehicles (AFVs), LITE BEAM operates in both open areas and urban environments, providing mobile and stationary protection for maneuvering ground forces as well as for military and strategic installations.

Upon threat detection, the system focuses intense heat on a coin-sized spot, neutralizing up to 10 targets simultaneously at ranges of up to few km with minimal collateral damage.

Significantly more cost-effective than kinetic interceptors, LITE BEAM’s cost per-interception is almost zero.

A New Dimension in Air Defense
The increasingly sophisticated capabilities of
evolving aerial threats present a significant
challenge for military forces and strategic
installations.
RAFAEL’s IRON BEAM, the first system of its
kind, is a 100 kW Class HELWS Air Defense
effector that addresses this issue. The system
engages and neutralizes a wide array of aerial
threats with pinpoint accuracy at ranges of up
to 10 km.
RAFAEL’s global leadership in the area of
HEL systems is based on its three decades
of experience and recognized expertise. The
company serves as Israel’s HEL National Center
for Excellence and National Lethality Lab, and
works closely with the Israeli Defense Ministry.
Benefits
• Neutralizes a wide range of threats with
pinpoint accuracy
• Protects military forces and civilian
populations
• Uses an unlimited magazine
• Limited collateral damage
• Almost zero cost per intercept
• Flexible design; operates as standalone system
or as part of multilayered defense system
• Transportable via ISO-compatible pallets

Transforming the Battlespace with
Breakthrough Technology
IRON BEAM provides protection for ground forces,
sensitive facilities, and civilian population centers.
The system neutralizes multiple threat types
including RAM and cruise missiles as well as UAVs
– with rapid retargeting enabling engagement with
swarms of attacking drones.
As a HEL system, IRON BEAM engages at the speed
of light, with an unlimited magazine and almost zero
cost per interception. Focusing on a specific point
on an aerial threat enables neutralization within
seconds. This exceptional precision ensures minimal
collateral and environmental damage.
IRON BEAM’s advanced technologies include
multifunction Beam Directors implementing
RAFAEL’s high-performance Coherent Beam
Combination and built-in Adaptive Optics – enabling
extended tracking and stabilization. The system’s
operator console, deployed remotely, is connected
via a data link.
Exceptionally versatile, IRON BEAM can operate
as a standalone unit, be integrated with a variety
of platforms, or become part of a multilayered air
defense system.
Main Capabilities
• Defends against UAVs, mortars, rockets,
artillery, and cruise missiles
• 100 kW class laser power
• Extended tracking enabled by multifunction
Beam Directors
• Built-in Adaptive Optics for stabilization
• Coherent Beam Combination
• Rapid retargeting for swarm engagement
• Focus on specific part of a threat for
neutralization within seconds
• Remote deployment of operator console