Rafael unveils Iron Beam 450 laser air defense for DSEI
Iron Beam 450 derives its name from the 450mm aperture of the system.
Iron Beam 450 derives its name from the 450mm aperture of the system.
The new batch of interceptors marks Israel's first use of an $8.7 billion American aid package.
Dan Slasky said he sees plenty of opportunity in the niche market of smaller, but not too small, drones.
“We now see a growing demand for such systems or rapid deployment around the world,” Rafael exec Ran Tavor told Breaking Defense of the C-Dome.
The Oct. 7 attacks have not had a major impact yet on the company’s bottom line, a top executive tells Breaking Defense.
In a bid to win a spot on the IFPC Inc 2 program as the second interceptor, Israel’s Rafael will throw its hat into the ring with Iron Dome’s Tamir interceptor, while Boeing and Lockheed say they may have contenders too.
The military revealed little about the new platform, but claims it will “significantly improve” troops’ operational capability.
"Importantly, one of the first decisions of the Albanese Labor government after the Defense Strategic Review was to allocate $4.1 billion for long-range strike and missile manufacturing over the next four years," Pat Conroy, defense industry minister, said.
If there’s one thing that Army leadership agrees upon, it’s the need for improved survivability of soldiers and machines against modern anti-tank weapons like the Russian Kornet and Chinese HJ-8 guided missiles, as well as Russia’s tandem warhead RPG-29 rocket propelled grenade that can bore a hole into a tank with a molten jet of metal.
In this era of new acquisition for ground vehicles, the Army continues to challenge industry to anticipate emerging requirements, develop required technologies, and field combat capabilities more quickly through rapid prototyping.
The first demonstration of Carmel was held Aug. 4 before the Ministry of Defense Director General, the IDF Deputy Chief of General Staff, commander of the Ground Forces, the head of the Directorate of Defense Research and Development, and other senior defense officials.
WASHINGTON: It looks like aerial drones are not the only unmanned systems the Pentagon is interested in arming. The special warfare branch of the Navy’s expeditionary warfare division is eying plans to arm its small fleet of unmanned boats with an long-range missile, branch chief Capt. Evin Thompson said. The missile — known as the […]