News DeskLast Updated: 02 Mar 2026, 05:31 pm ISTShare Iron Beam is a 100-kilowatt-class High Energy Laser Weapon System (HELWS) designed to complement Israel’s layered air defence network. Iron BeamTel Aviv: Israel may have deployed its new laser-based air defence system, Iron Beam, during a fresh wave of Hezbollah missile attacks amid the ongoing US-Israeli campaign against Iran, according to Israeli defence sources and a video released by the Israel War Room. The escalation followed the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, which triggered a sharp response from the Lebanon-based Hezbollah.