New Invention That May Make The Iron Dome Obsolete

[John6185]

Israel has invented the "Iron Beam" which recently had a 90% knockdown rate of missiles, rockets and other airborne destructive devices. The cost s *gasp* $3.50 per shot compared to the Iron Dome at tens of thousands of dollars to intercept a single rocket or missile! That sounds like it would make the Iron Dome obsolete and infuriate Iran and quite possible Russia since the relationship between Russia and Israel isn't the best of late.

Israel Brings Science Fiction to Life with Insane New Invention

 

[chuter]

If it's real it could really change the way wars are fought, if most airborne weapons could be shot down.
I'm guessing it could down planes too. Great for no-fly zone enforcement.

 

[RickN]

And the US will have it soon if we do not already. Then China will steal it. N Korea will claim to have invented it first. France will spend billions building their own version.

 

[chuter]

Coming up with a way to jam it or reflect the laser will be the next big project.

 

[p238shooter]

Hasn't that technology been used on the USS Enterprise for years? I think Scotty was in charge of that system.

It has been amazing to me to watch the history of imaginative writers "movie set" products become reality. Even from the first Star-track movie with "personal communicators" was at least 10-15 years ahead of cell phones, then later "Computer tell (or show) me XX" and hundreds of other items which have finally hit the reality stage.

With what I remember, first we had huge multiple truck mounted laser units, then a shipboard fitted laser beam system years ago. Later I read about a C-130 aircraft version, and the last I heard about was a unit s fitted on a Black Hawk Helo. The power source weight and size seems to be the big item. Wonder how long it will be till we get down to the backpack or "Phaser" size?

Thanks for posting,

 

[Jason Freeland]

Everyone is working on laser point defense, but the only ones I know of that have used it in combat are the Turks. They shot down a drone from another country in Syria. We are really trying to put them on ships and have deployed a couple of different versions as test articles.

 

[-Pjackso]

....If this is true, then good for them.
Remind me - if they have the excess funds for this magnitude of R&D - then why are we subsidizing them with US dollars?

 

[TerryMiller]

....If this is true, then good for them.
Remind me - if they have the excess funds for this magnitude of R&D - then why are we subsidizing them with US dollars?

Maybe the U.S. is helping Israel do the R&D?

 

[RickN]

....If this is true, then good for them.
Remind me - if they have the excess funds for this magnitude of R&D - then why are we subsidizing them with US dollars?

Because Israel shares it with us. Aspects of the Iron Dome have been put into our latest missiles and some from our missiles is in Iron Dome.

 

[garytx]

There are already sound wave weapons in use against the US. Look at what happened in Cuba and in various offices in D.C.

If the weapon is being publicly mentioned, it means there are other technologies being tested in field conditions as we speak.