JERUSALEM, Israel Rafael Advanced Defense Systems of Israel agreed to team up with Lockheed Martin of the U.S. to develop, test and manufacture a High Energy Laser Weapon System. Rafael is behind Israel s Iron Beam laser weapon project, which is
IRON BEAM is a 100kW-class HELWS, expected to be the first-ever operational system for ground-based air defense against threats including rockets, mortars and UAVs.