New Atlas

The day of the tactical laser weapon arrives

The future arrived on December 28, 2025 as the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) announced that Iron Beam became the first ...
autoevolution

Spacecraft Shoots Laser Beam at Earth, NASA Catches It in California

A little more than a month ago, the Psyche spacecraft took off, heading for a namesake "unique metal asteroid orbiting the Sun between Mars and Jupiter." It's not there yet (and it won't be until 2028 ...
Yahoo

100,000-Watt Iron Beam laser becomes world’s first drone defense zapper to be operationally deployed — it can also shoot down rockets, mortars, and other aerial threats

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Sacramento Bee

Laser pointer briefly blinded California helicopter crew, feds say. Man gets prison

A California man who pleaded guilty to shining a laser-pointer beam at a sheriff’s helicopter, briefly blinding the crew, will serve five years in prison, federal prosecutors reported. The 48-year-old ...
Al-Monitor

Israeli anti-missile laser system 'Iron Beam' ready for military use this year

JERUSALEM (Reuters) -A low-cost, high-power laser-based system aimed at destroying incoming missiles has successfully completed testing and will be ready for operational use by the military later this ...