'$3.50 Per Shot': Israel Successfully Tests Laser-Based Air Defence System 'Iron Beam'

Israel has successfully tested the new “Iron Beam” laser-based interception system, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said on Thursday (14 April).

"It may sound like science fiction, but it's real," he said in a tweet.

The tests, that were carried out in Israel’s South by the Defense Ministry’s Directorate of Research and Development (DDR&D) and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, saw the laser system dubbed as “Iron Beam” successfully intercept a number of aerial targets including unmanned aerial vehicles, mortars, rockets and anti-tank missiles in various scenarios, reports The Jerusalem Post.