Get the latest tech news
Israel confirms world-first combat use of laser-beam weapon, downs Hezbollah drones | The new laser weapons will complement Iron Dome defenses
The 10kW Lite Beam prototype system that was used is a less powerful version of the Iron Beam laser interceptor, which is set to become operational sometime...
The more powerful Iron Beam laser system, first unveiled in 2014, is designed to defeat rockets, artillery shells, mortars, cruise missiles, and UAVs at ranges of hundreds of meters to several kilometers, with future growth to around 10 km (6.2 miles), though fog, heavy rain or sand reduce effective range. Its adaptive optics system can rapidly retarget between multiple high-speed threats, making it an excellent defensive measure against swarm drone attacks. In 2022, the US Navy's Layered Laser Defense (LLD) took down a drone, which was representing a subsonic cruise missile, during tests for the first time.
Or read this on r/tech
