IDF Reveals It Used Laser Weapons to Destroy Projectiles in War

In March, Breitbart News reported that Israeli officials had said the Iron Beam system was nearing deployment — and now, it appears, the system was in fact used. It will supplement, not replace, the Iron Dome, which uses missiles to destroy other missiles. However, the cost of firing a laser is less than firing each missile — and the missiles are currently manufactured in the U.S., making Israel depend on U.S. aid.