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Iron Beam

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Iron Beam, officially called Laser Dome and known in Hebrew as Eitan's Light, is a directed-energy air defense system developed by the Israeli defense contractor Rafael Advanced Defense Systems together with Elbit Systems. It is designed to destroy short-range rockets, artillery shells, and mortar bombs at a range of up to about ten kilometers, complementing the longer-range Iron Dome system. After years of development the system was officially deployed in December 2025. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Weapon Class
Laser air defense system 2
Introduced Year
2025 2
Classification
Service Status
In Service 1
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Howitzer / Artillery 2
Connections

Operated By

Israeli Defense Forces, Armed Forces and Units
Source Wikipedia: Iron Beam

Used In

Gaza War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: Iron Beam
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Manufactured By

Rafael Advanced Defense Systems

Also in Business Atlas: the manufacturer of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Iron Beam
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Iron Beam
  • Lead section
    Iron Beam, officially Laser Dome in English and Eitan's Light (Hebrew: אור איתן) in Hebrew, is a directed-energy air defense system developed by Israeli defense contractor Rafael Advanced Defense Systems.
  • Infobox: service
    28 December 2025
  • Used In: Gaza War, Article text
    In October 2023, the Ministry of Defense and Rafael announced that they would deploy Iron Beam to the southern border with the Gaza Strip to test against rocket barrages fired by Hamas during Gaza war.
  • Operated By: Israeli Defense Forces, Infobox: used_by
    Israel
  • In Group: Directed-Energy and Electromagnetic Weapons, Lead sentence
    Iron Beam, officially Laser Dome in English and Eitan's Light (Hebrew: אור איתן) in Hebrew, is a directed-energy air defense system developed by Israeli defense contractor Rafael Advanced Defense Systems.
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2. Wikipedia: Iron Beam
  • Infobox, type
    Laser air defense system
  • Infobox, service
    28 December 2025
  • Weapon class classified from the entity's own sourced description text.
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Wikidata: Iron Beam
Wikidata Q15633842, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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