OVERVIEW:  The Iron Beam THEL is a road-mobile, short-range, high energy laser air defense unit. 

DETAILS:  The Iron Beam system is designed to complement the Iron Dome missile defense system.  The system uses a high-energy fiber optic laser to destroy airborne objects, such as drones and short range rockets and mortar shells within four to five seconds of firing. 


Specifications:

Maximum Acquisition Range: 	  nm ( km)
Maximum Tracking Range:		  nm (  ft)
Engagement Envelope, range:	3.8 nm; 7 km  
Engagement Envelope, altitude:	 ft;  km
Max target speed: 		 knts;  m/s
Kill probability:		 905
Reaction Time			?? seconds
Deploy/Takedown Time		?? 
Mobility:			road mobile

NOTES: IOC 2016 (approx)



SOURCES: "Iron Beam – Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance." Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance – Making the World a Safer Place. Accessed September 22, 2019. https://missiledefenseadvocacy.org/air-defense/air-defense-of-u-s-partners/allied-air-defense-systems/iron-beam/.