In 2024, Israel’s Ministry of Defense reported that Rafael Advanced Defense Systems’ high-energy laser weapons (HELWs), including the Lite Beam and Iron Beam systems, neutralized dozens of loitering munitions and one-way attack drones during the Swords of Iron War, as documented in the ministry’s press release dated March 15, 2024. These systems leverage inverse adaptive … Leggi tutto Strategic and Technological Implications of Israel’s High-Energy Laser Weapon Deployments in Modern Warfare