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Iron Beam
Based around high-power fiber lasers and adaptive optics developed in-house by Rafael, the Iron Beam laser weapon will be able to shoot down small aerial threats at a fraction of the marginal cost of conventional kinetic defense systems like Israel's existing "Iron Dome". Photo: Rafael Advanced Defense Systems.
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