🇮🇱Elbit Systems is developing an airborne high-power laser interception... system as the next generation of air defense following the Iron Beam. The system is planned to be installed on fighter aircraft or helicopters and will be able to intercept incoming missiles and drones outside Israel’s airspace. Compared with ground-based laser systems, it offers greater mobility and the ability to engage targets both above and below cloud cover. The core technology combines multiple fiber lasers into a single high-power laser source, while enabling stable airborne targeting and precise engagement. Its accuracy has been described as “hitting a coin from 10 kilometers away.” Israel aims to eventually establish a squadron of laser-equipped aircraft that could rapidly take off during large-scale attacks and use low-cost laser interceptions to neutralize large numbers of incoming threats. The capability is expected to gradually become operational within the next few years. source:show more

Israel is taking the Iron Beam laser to the... skies. Following the launch of the land based Iron Beam, Elbit Systems has secured a major contract to integrate high-power airborne laser systems, XCalibur pods on fighter jets and Sting systems on helicopters. This next-generation directed energy weapon will intercept drones and missiles mid-flight at extremely low cost, giving the Israeli Air Force unprecedented aerial dominance. This isn’t science fiction anymore. It’s Israeli innovation turning lasers into a game-changing defense tool. From the lab to protecting the skies, Startup Nation at it again. (VIDEO FOR CONCEPT ONLY) Proud every single day. 🇮🇱 #StartupNation #IsraeliInnovation #IronBeam #DirectedEnergy #AirDefenseshow more

Big news. South Korean government has unveiled the 'Laser... based Anti-Aircraft Weapon Block-I' for the first time, and it's awesome footage. it's about to deploy it to the Army very soon. It's a 20kW class fiber laser system with a proper size and cost that can be placed easily. Korea's high-ranking research centers are now developing ultra high-power femto laser plasma technology for laser weapons systems. Block-III is also being developed, which is also applicable to military ships as naval versions and plans to have anti-ballistic missile capabilities. This will ensure Korea's low altitude defense along with the '40mm Automated Air Defense System', LAMD-I, LAMD-II, and CIWS-II.show more

This Footage claimed to be from earlier tonight which... shows the use of the “Iron Beam” Laser-Air Defense System in the Shoot Down of Rockets over Central Israel actually appears to just be either a Lens Flare from the Camera or a Reflection in the Clouds; also the “Iron Beam” is not meant to Intercept these kind of Projectiles and will primarily be used for Very Short-Range Interceptions from Mortar and Artillery Shells as well as some Drones.show more

Israel just raised the bar again. Iron Beam, Rafael’s... high-energy laser defense system, is now operational. It intercepts drones, rockets and missiles at a cost of roughly $2 per shot, compared to tens of thousands for traditional interceptors. While the world watches conflicts, Startup Nation is building game-changing defenses that protect lives and change the economics of war. Proud every day. 🇮🇱 #StartupNation #IsraeliInnovation #DefenseTech #IronBeam #IsraelDefenseshow more

🇮🇷 Iran is reported to have acquired the AN/AAQ-24... LAIRCM system, which is designed to protect large aircraft such as the C-130 from heat-seeking missiles. The spherical dome seen on aircraft like the MC-130J houses the LAIRCM turret. It detects incoming missiles and uses a laser to disrupt their seeker heads. The system is deployed on platforms including MC-130J, C-130, C-17, and CV-22.show more

🇷🇺🔥 Russian combat laser destroys drone at 1.5 km... distance in tests 🔸The working distance of the Posokh laser system developed by LazerBuzz company has been increased by 0.5 km, its developers state, with a fixed-wing FPV UAV successfully destroyed during a mock attack. 🔸The Posokh system is a Russian laser weapon designed to combat aerial targets to protect industrial and critical infrastructure facilities. 🔸It has an integrated radar system and can destroy targets in less than 0.5 seconds, including in automatic mode. 🔸The system operates by physically impacting the UAV based on focused ytterbium laser radiation technology, with the ray power reaching 80kW.show more

🇺🇸🇮🇱🇶🇦🇰🇼🇦🇪 The United States has approved arms sales worth... over $8.6 billion to its Middle East allies — including Israel, Qatar, Kuwait, and the United Arab Emirates — ahead of a possible resumption of military operations against Iran in the near future. 💰 According to the military package: 1Qatar is purchasing $4.01 billion worth of MIM-104 Patriot air defense system missiles (PAC-3/PAC-3 MSE) + $992 million worth of APKWS laser-guided air-to-air missiles for shooting down Iranian Shahed drones (possibly also for ground platforms such as VAMPIRE systems). 2Kuwait is buying a $2.5 billion fire control system — likely for the THAAD-type anti-missile system. 3Israel is purchasing $992 million worth of APKWS laser-guided anti-drone missiles. 4The United Arab Emirates will acquire $147 million worth of APKWS laser-guided anti-aircraft missiles. 🎯 In total, the aforementioned countries will purchase 60,000 APKWS laser-guided air defense missiles to shoot down Iranian Shahed-type kamikaze drones (with an effective range of 11–12 km when launched from aircraft and 5–6 km from ground-based complexes). Their effectiveness has been proven in the Ukraine-Russia war, the 12-day war, and the first round of this year’s military campaign against Iran. Video is generated by grok AIshow more

🚨#BREAKING: A Male suspect has been charged with pointing... a laser beam at Marine One while President Trump was on board on Saturday. Authorities say Jacob Samuel Winkler aimed a red laser at the helicopter as it departed the White House in Washington, D.C. He is now facing charges of aiming a laser pointer at an aircraft, a felony punishable by up to five years in prison. Winkler later waived his Miranda rights and claimed he did not know it was illegal to target Marine One with the laser.show more

🇮🇱🇦🇪 Israel quietly provided the UAE with a compact... drone-detection system named “Spectro” during the Iran war to enhance its early-warning capabilities, according to the Financial Times. The assistance also involved deploying advanced air defense systems including Iron Beam and Iron Dome, along with Israeli personnel and real-time intelligence sharing, which allowed detection of incoming drones from distances of up to around 20 kilometers. Video is made by grok AIshow more

WATCH | "We cannot overstate just how reckless it... is to distract a pilot and crew with a laser. It not only endangers those in an aircraft but potentially people on the ground too." At midnight last night, the NPAS North West Region helicopter, en route to an incident, reported that their aircraft was being targeted by a green laser from an address in West Derby. ​ Later on, air traffic control at Liverpool John Lennon Airport reported that flights into #Liverpool had also been targeted. The NPAS helicopter returned to the area and identified an address on Haydn Road. ​ Officers attended and two males were detained and arrested on suspicion of shine/direct a laser beam into an aircraft. They are 16 and 13 years old, from West Derby, and have been taken into custody. More here ➡️show more

🚨🚨 THIS WEAPON JUST CHANGED WARFARE FOREVER Israel just... deployed the Iron Beam in LIVE COMBAT for the first time in history. It's a laser. A literal laser that shoots down missiles and drones out of the sky. Cost per Iron Dome interceptor: $50,000 Cost per Iron Beam shot: $3.50 Three dollars and fifty cents. → It fires at the speed of light — there is no dodging it → It never runs out of ammunition — as long as it has electricity, it fires → It's already integrated into Israel's layered air defense system → It just intercepted incoming projectiles in the middle of a war → Iran fired 5 missile barrages in 7 hours — the Iron Beam didn't flinch This is why the Patriot interceptor crisis doesn't matter anymore. Ukraine burned through 600 Patriot interceptors in 1,460 days. The Iran war burned through 800 in just 3 DAYS. That rate is unsustainable. You can't manufacture interceptors fast enough. But a laser? Unlimited shots. Near-zero cost. Speed of light. Iran spent decades building a missile arsenal designed to overwhelm traditional air defense through sheer volume. Fire 1,000 missiles, hope 50 get through. That strategy just DIED. When a laser costs $3.50 per shot, it doesn't matter if you fire 1,000 or 10,000. Every single one gets burned out of the sky. This isn't just a weapon. It's the end of the missile age.show more

❗️Ukraine’s Minister of Defense Mykhailo Fedorov stated that Ukraine... will not be able to surpass Russia in terms of the scale of funding or the number of personnel, but will prevail thanks to new technologies. According to him, during the latest massive attack on Kyiv, Ukrainian air defense intercepted 95% of the “Shahed” drones. With a full fleet of F-16s and a sufficient number of missiles, it would be able to intercept 80–90% of cruise missiles. In May, interceptor drones destroyed nearly 7,000 enemy UAVs. Ten Ukrainian companies are already testing cheap interceptor missiles, preparations for winter are underway, and laser air defense systems are being tested. Each square kilometer of Russian advance costs the Russian military 400 killed.show more

🧐🇦🇪🇫🇷 The Most Advanced Mirage Ever Built Wasn't French... When people think of the Mirage 2000, they think of France. But the most powerful and sophisticated version of this legendary fighter was built for the United Arab Emirates. Meet the Mirage 2000-9. Far more than a simple upgrade, the Mirage 2000-9 incorporated technologies developed for the Rafale, transforming the iconic fighter into one of the most capable 4th generation combat aircraft ever produced. Powered by the M53-P2 engine and equipped with the advanced RDY-2 multimode radar, the aircraft can simultaneously track multiple targets while conducting air to air and air to ground missions. Its arsenal is formidable: • MICA EM active radar guided air to air missiles • MICA IR infrared guided air to air missiles • Magic II short range air to air missiles • Black Shaheen long range cruise missiles • Laser guided bombs • Precision guided munitions • Conventional bombs • Air to surface missiles • Anti ship weapons • 30mm DEFA cannons The Mirage 2000-9 is also equipped with an advanced electronic warfare and self protection suite, allowing it to detect, jam, and evade enemy threats while operating deep inside contested airspace. With a combat radius stretching hundreds of kilometers and the ability to strike targets with precision, the aircraft became one of the most capable fighters in the Middle East. For years, it quietly stood as one of the region's most powerful air combat platforms, proof that even a design born in the 1970s could evolve into a world-class fighter. The Mirage 2000-9 wasn't just the final Mirage. It was the ultimate Mirage.show more

🇰🇷🇺🇸 BIG | South Korean FA-50 fighter jet has... been equipped for the first time with the advanced PhantomStrike radar from Raytheon, enabling combat operations beyond visual range. The new radar system provides greater detection range, better resistance to interference, and multitasking capabilities: tracking multiple air and ground targets simultaneously. Notably, export versions of the FA-50 (for example, for Poland and Malaysia) will also receive this system. The FA-50 is based on the T-50 trainer-fighter aircraft, developed by South Korea's KAI in cooperation with Lockheed Martin, and is operated by several countries. Equipping this light aircraft with advanced avionics and systems only enhances its export potential, as it offers buyers a fully combat-capable aircraft at an affordable price. See the latest updates with us: NSTRIKEshow more

Here’s how Starlink next‑generation V3’s laser network works in... space Each Starlink V3 satellite is equipped with six high-capacity space lasers capable of operating at up to 400 Gbps These laser links connect satellites directly to one another, creating a fast, high-bandwidth and resilient mesh network in orbit that can route massive amounts of data around the planet without relying entirely on nearby ground stations That means more network capacity, faster data routing, greater reliability and stronger connectivity across remote and hard-to-reach regions Starlink V3 is not just a more powerful satellite It is a major upgrade to the internet infrastructure being built in spaceshow more

There are DEEP UNDERGROUND MILITARY BASES all over the... world. They are connected by frictionless tunnels. These tunnels are formed by specialized TUNNEL BORING MACHINES that vitrify rock to form a glasslike coating that surround the tunnels. The trains that use travel at a speed of Mach 2, according to Phil Schneider, structural engineer who helped to build these tunnels. This is twice the speed of sound. They use principles of kinetic energy to reach these speeds. The trains can be accessed through elevators that use ion drive technology (not pulleys) to descend one mile beneath the earth’s surface. According to STEVEN D KELLEY, former CIA/NSA contractor, the bunker under GETTY MUSEUM in LA is the “crown jewel” of the entire bunker system. It is the “ weakest link in the entire house of cards. The DUMB under the Getty serves as a modern day “ Noah’s Ark” when planned catastrophic events happen on the Earth’s surface. Steven D Kelley is a Laser Electro Optics Engineer, Laser pioneer and inventor who created Laser Aiming Weapon Systems for military use. He was contracted through the NSA, CIA and other government agencies to provide high precision laser technology through his company S.K. Industries.show more

🇺🇸🇮🇷 How Iranian Missiles Are Challenging U.S. Air Defenses... Recent conflicts have intensified concerns within the Pentagon over the effectiveness of Iranian ballistic missile capabilities against advanced U.S. and allied air defense systems in the Middle East. According to military assessments and defense analysts, several Iranian missile systems appear capable of performing terminal phase maneuvers, changing their trajectory during the final seconds of flight. This makes it significantly more difficult for air defense systems to accurately predict the missile's path and execute a successful interception. Traditional missile defense systems calculate an incoming missile's trajectory well before impact. However, a missile that alters its course at the last moment can reduce interception opportunities and increase the likelihood of reaching its intended target with greater accuracy. The reported performance of these missiles has become a growing concern for the Pentagon, particularly after recent attacks on U.S. military facilities in the region. Analysts believe these capabilities are forcing the United States to reassess its missile defense posture, interceptor deployment, and early warning strategies across the Middle East. While U.S. air defense systems remain among the most advanced in the world, evolving missile technologies continue to create new operational challenges. The ongoing competition between increasingly sophisticated offensive missiles and modern defensive systems is expected to remain a key focus for military planners in the years ahead.show more

🇺🇦 Ukraine has significantly increased the deployment of its... domestically produced electronic warfare system “Lima” both on the front lines and in the deep rear. 🟥 Lima is a Ukrainian-made system that does not destroy drones and missiles, but instead disrupts their navigation and alters their course. 🚀 Effect on missiles: Thanks to Lima, missiles lose satellite navigation, causing their accuracy to degrade by approximately 2 kilometers for every 100 kilometers flown. This means a missile aimed at an infrastructure target can ultimately land in an open field. 💰 Cost: One Lima unit costs up to 3 million hryvnia. Protecting a large city requires 30 to 100 stations — approximately €5 million, which is roughly the price of a single Patriot PAC-3 missile. Where physically destroying every threat is too expensive, it is possible to disrupt their guidance systems and force them to miss targets by a significant margin. 🟥 According to Cascade Systems, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have already received more than 400 Lima complexes. Over the past 18 months, the system has suppressed over 20,500 Shahed-type drones and altered the course of dozens of cruise and ballistic missiles. Lima represents one of Ukraine’s most effective and economical innovations in the war. By redirecting rather than destroying incoming threats, it achieves substantial defensive results at a fraction of the cost of traditional air defense systems. Its mass deployment is playing a major role in reducing the effectiveness of Russian long-range attacks. Video is generated by grok AIshow more

What is the RAT? The RAT is a small... wind turbine stowed within the aircraft fuselage and deployed automatically when certain failure conditions are met. Once extended into the airstream, it uses the forward motion of the aircraft to spin and generate power—mechanical, hydraulic, or electrical. Primary Functions of the RAT on the 787-8 1. Hydraulic Backup Power On deployment, the RAT drives a variable displacement inline hydraulic pump. It pressurizes the center hydraulic system, enabling continued operation of critical flight control surfaces such as the ailerons, elevators, and rudder. This is vital in maintaining aircraft controllability if normal hydraulic sources are lost. 2. Supplementary Electrical Power While the RAT is primarily a hydraulic power source on the 787-8, it can also, in some configurations, drive an emergency generator. This generator provides sufficient AC and DC power to support essential avionics, flight displays, and communications systems. Deployment Scenarios: When Does the RAT Automatically Deploy? The RAT on the Boeing 787-8 deploys automatically—without crew input—under the following emergency conditions: 1. Dual Engine Failure If both engines fail, resulting in the loss of engine-driven electrical and hydraulic generation, the RAT deploys to maintain critical flight control power. 2. Complete Electrical Loss to Flight Instruments If there’s a total loss of electrical power to both the captain’s and first officer’s primary flight instruments, the RAT ensures these systems remain powered. 3. Low Pressure in All Three Hydraulic Systems If all three systems—Left, Center, and Right—lose hydraulic pressure, the RAT provides emergency hydraulic power through the center system. 4. EMP Failure + Engine Loss During Takeoff or Landing If all four Electric Motor Pumps (EMPs) fail and an engine fails during takeoff or landing, the RAT deploys to sustain flight control power during these critical phases. Automatic and Autonomous Operation One of the RAT’s key advantages is its fully autonomous activation. Pilots do not need to manually deploy it; the system is designed to react immediately to predefined failure logic, reducing workload and ensuring flight-critical systems remain powered. In Summary The Ram Air Turbine (RAT) on the Boeing 787-8 is not just a backup—it's a lifesaving last resort. It deploys automatically to supply hydraulic and limited electrical power when all other power sources fail. Designed with layered redundancy in mind, it is one of the unsung heroes of modern aircraft systems, ensuring that even in worst-case scenarios, pilots retain control to guide the aircraft—and its passengers—safely to the ground.show more

🇩🇪 GERMANY TO DEPLOY ISRAEL’S ARROW-3 MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEM... Germany is set to officially unveil and activate the Israeli-supplied Arrow-3 anti-ballistic missile system this week - marking its first-ever deployment outside of Israel. The Arrow-3, capable of intercepting missiles outside Earth’s atmosphere, was battle-tested during the Israel-Iran War, where it successfully shot down hundreds of incoming threats, including missiles from Iranian-backed Houthi forces in Yemen. Berlin’s move comes as Europe scrambles to harden its skies - and this system wasn’t built for drones. It’s built for missiles traveling at thousands of kilometers per hour. Source: OSINTdefendershow more