Iron Beam, a laser-based anti-projectile system, successfully downed a Hezbollah drone today (Wednesday) in another successful operational use of the revolutionary weapon, according to Israel Hayom.
The Iron Beam system, designed by Israel's defense industry, previously successfully intercepted a Hamas rocket a few months into the war, the first successful interception of a projectile by a laser under operational conditions.
The Defense Ministry said that the Iron Beam system is expected to become operational this year. If deployed in numbers, it could save Israel tens of thousands of dollars in costs, as laser interception is much less expensive than interception with the aid of anti-missile projectiles.
