Israel’s Iron Beam laser: What can it do, and was it used against missiles from Lebanon?

Israel, the US, and other countries have worked on this technology. However, recent advances in technology have enabled ...
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A US Navy destroyer vaporizes a drone swarm at sea with a powerful laser beam

A guided-missile destroyer at sea doesn’t need a missile to show it is ready. In a Navy-run drill, a bright beam came off the ...
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US Destroyer 'vaporized' Swarm Of Drones At Sea With Powerful Laser Beam

Details of the event were kept secret for a long time.
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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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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 high-energy tactical laser weapon to be fully integrated and cleared for operations ...
Machine Design

Laser Beam Control with Fast Steering Mirrors and PICMA Piezo Actuators

Physik Instrumente’s S-335 two-axis fast steering mirrors with PICMA piezo actuators aim to be the benchmark for laser beam steering in high-speed applications. Ceramic encapsulated PICMA piezo ...
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Laser Beam Steering: When to Use Fast Steering Mirrors and Galvo Scanners

These optical scanners comprise two separate, perpendicular planar mirrors that rotate independently. They are positioned in a manner wherein laser light bouncing off the first mirror (axis 1) ...