Israel’s Rafael touts Iron Beam antimissile lasers at DSEI fair

JERUSALEM — Rafael Advanced Defense Systems brought replicas of its laser-powered Iron Beam missile shield to the DSEI 2025 defense show in London, lifting the veil on a defensive technology used recently in the Gaza War.

The portfolio includes the mobile Iron Beam-M, the Naval Iron Beam, the Lite Beam and the latest addition to its laser defense systems family, the Iron Beam 450.

The Iron Beam is a laser-based defense system designed to intercept short-range rockets, missiles, mortar bombs, unmanned aerial vehicles and drones.

It became operational during the ongoing Gaza-Israel war and has been implemented in a variety of applications including use on naval vessels and among maneuvering forces.

The Iron Beam and Naval Iron Beam are equipped with a 100 kW laser weapon, the Iron Beam-M with a 30–50 kW laser weapon, the Lite Beam with 10 kW. Additionally, the company states that the Iron Beam 450 extends Rafael’s laser portfolio with greater range, speed of interception, and more cost-per-engagement effective model.

A company representative at the DSEI booth claimed the per-shot cost of an Iron Beam engagement would amount to single-digit dollars.

The Iron Beam is an emerging component of Israel’s layered defense layout operated by the Israeli Air Force.

Tzally Greenberg is the Israel correspondent for Defense News. He has experience reporting on economic affairs as well as defense and cyber companies.

耶路撒冷——拉斐尔先进防御系统公司将其激光动力“铁束”导弹护盾的复制品带到了伦敦举行的 DSEI 2025 防务展上，揭开了最近在加沙战争中使用的防御技术的神秘面纱。

该产品组合包括移动式铁束-M、海军铁束、轻型铁束以及其激光防御系统系列的最新成员铁束450。

“铁束”是一种基于激光的防御系统，旨在拦截短程火箭、导弹、迫击炮弹、无人机和无人飞行器。

它在持续的加沙-以色列战争期间投入使用，并已应用于各种领域，包括在海军舰艇和机动部队中使用。

“铁束”和“海军铁束”配备100千瓦激光武器，“铁束-M”配备30-50千瓦激光武器，“轻型铁束”配备10千瓦激光武器。此外，该公司表示，“铁束450”扩展了拉斐尔公司的激光产品组合，具有更远的射程、更快的拦截速度和更低的单次交战成本。

DSEI展位上的一位公司代表声称，Iron Beam的每次射击成本仅为个位数美元。

“铁梁”是以色列空军操作的以色列多层防御体系中一个新兴的组成部分。

扎利·格林伯格是《防务新闻》的以色列记者。他拥有丰富的经济事务以及国防和网络安全公司报道经验。