以色列國防部正在安排鐵束激光導彈防禦系統的其他重要試驗

國防部的高級消息人士告訴《地球儀》，以色列國防部正在為鐵束激光導彈防禦系統安排對鐵束激光導彈防禦系統進行額外而重要的試驗。

Israel's Ministry of Defense is arranging for an additional and important trial for the Iron Beam laser missile defense system, senior sources at the Ministry of Defense and defense companies have told "Globes."

國防部的高級消息人士告訴《地球儀》，以色列國防部正在為鐵束激光導彈防禦系統安排對鐵束激光導彈防禦系統進行額外而重要的試驗。

If the trial is successful, the Ministry of Defense and the main developer Rafael Advanced Defense Systems will move forward towards the goal of launching operations in the last quarter of the year. However, if there are unexpected problems, meeting the planned timetable will be cast in doubt.

如果審判成功，國防部和主要開發商Rafael Advanced Defense Systems將朝著在今年最後一個季度推出運營的目標。但是，如果存在意外的問題，那麼滿足計劃的時間表將受到懷疑。

The trial will be conducted with the prototype of the system that has already proven itself on several levels. In a trial conducted back in 2022 with the prototype observed how a UAV was intercepted. During the war, Israel has been unprepared for the threat of UAVs, especially along the mountainous Lebanese border, and had Iron Beam been operational, it would have been very advantageous. Throughout the war, trials have been carried out with the laser system.

該試驗將使用已經在多個層面上證明自己的系統的原型進行。在2022年進行的一項試驗中，原型觀察到了無人機的攔截方式。在戰爭期間，以色列對無人機的威脅（尤其是黎巴嫩山區邊境的威脅）沒有準備好，而且鐵束運轉，這將是非常有利的。在整個戰爭中，激光系統進行了試驗。

What is the Iron Beam laser defense system?

鐵束激光防禦系統是什麼？

Iron Beam is designed to be a complementary system to Iron Dome. Both will be operated from the same control vehicle. Iron Dome is an interception system for rocket threats within a range of 40 kilometers, while Iron Beam intercepts threats up to a range of 10 kilometers, using a powerful laser beam of about 100 kilowatts. There is no similar laser system in the world that produces such power, and for a 100 kilowatt beam, the production of about 128 kilowatts is actually required.

鐵束設計為鐵穹頂的互補系統。兩者都將通過同一控制車進行操作。鐵穹頂是一個在40公里範圍內的火箭威脅的攔截系統，而鐵樑攔截威脅的威脅最高為10公里，使用了約100千瓦的強大激光束。世界上沒有類似的激光系統可以產生這種功率，對於100千瓦的束，實際上需要大約128千瓦的生產。

However, in creating unprecedented physical technology, there are challenges. Throughout the development of Iron Beam, there were unexpected responses by various components to loads. A central challenge with any laser is attenuation, that is, the degree to which the beam weakens as it moves away from the launcher. The laser has several disadvantages, including that cloudy weather, fog or mist limit its activity and affect its effectiveness, and it also works in a column and moves from target to target.

但是，在創造前所未有的物理技術時，存在挑戰。在整個鐵束的發展過程中，各種組成部分對負載產生了意外的反應。任何激光的核心挑戰是衰減，即光束從發射器移開時削弱的程度。激光有幾個缺點，包括多雲的天氣，霧或霧限制其活動並影響其有效性，並且還可以在列中起作用，並從目標轉移到目標。

Rafael chairman Dr. Yuval Steinitz has told the National Defense website that Iron Beam launches hundreds of tiny beams each the size of a coin towards the target. He explains that when a hit by one beam is detected using telescopic reflection, additional beams are directed at the target and the concentration of energy results in the rapid interception of the target.

拉斐爾董事長尤瓦爾·斯坦尼茨（Yuval Steinitz）博士告訴國民防禦網站，鐵束將數百個小型梁向目標發射。他解釋說，當使用望遠鏡反射檢測到一個光束的撞擊時，額外的梁針對目標，而能量的濃度會導致目標的迅速攔截。

Dramatically cheaper than other air defense systems

比其他防空系統便宜

The Ministry of Defense Directorate of Defense R&D (DDR&D) (MAFAT) leads the Iron Beam project with Rafael, the head developer, and Elbit Systems. US defense giant Lockheed Martin joined the initiative in late 2022 through an agreement to invest in the project. Since then, the company has invested tens of millions of dollars in financing unrelated to the US aid package that includes $500 million annually for joint ventures in air defense. Eventually Lockheed Martin will sell the system in the US market.

國防部國防部研發（DDR＆D）（MAFAT）領導Iron Beam項目與Rafael，首席開發商和Elbit Systems。美國國防巨頭洛克希德·馬丁（Lockheed Martin）於2022年底通過對該項目進行投資的協議加入了該計劃。從那以後，該公司已投資數千萬美元與美國援助方案無關的融資，其中包括每年5億美元的防空合資企業。最終，洛克希德·馬丁（Lockheed Martin）將在美國市場上出售該系統。

The Ministry of Defense itself financed a deal worth about NIS 2 billion last October to expand production of Iron Beam, with the first delivery of several systems on the agenda. Although the Ministry of Defense is very strict about the schedules, which include first operations in the last quarter of the year, there are widespread estimates is that some of those systems will only be delivered during 2026. This is providing, nothing unexpected occurs during the final trial.

國防部本身為去年10月的一項價值約20億九億美元的交易提供了資金，以擴大鐵束的生產，並在議程上首次交付了幾個系統。儘管國防部對時間表非常嚴格，其中包括一年中季度的第一次操作，但廣泛的估計是，其中一些系統僅在2026年期間提供。

There are two reasons behind the Ministry of Defense's pressure to meet the schedules. First, Israel does not have hermetic defense and will never have, but the combination of Iron Beam with Iron Dome will expand it, both in the range of interception capabilities and in Iron Beam's dealing with a variety of threats, including rockets, mortars, drones and cruise missiles. Furthermore, laser-based air defense is dramatically cheaper than defense using rockets or missiles. While an interception with an Iron Dome costs around $30,000, an interception with Iron Dome will cost just $5-$10.

國防部壓力滿足時間表的壓力背後有兩個原因。首先，以色列沒有封存的防禦，永遠不會有，但是在攔截能力的範圍內，鐵束與鐵穹頂的結合都會擴大它，以及鐵樑在處理各種威脅的情況下，包括火箭，迫擊砲，無人機，無人機和巡航導彈。此外，基於激光的防空防禦能力比使用火箭或導彈的防禦便宜。雖然用鐵圓頂的攔截費用約為30,000美元，但用鐵穹頂的攔截將只花費5至10美元。

The powerful system will be sought after for export, with $1.2 billion already invested in Iron Beam during the Biden administration. The same funding will be used to develop the second Iron Beam system cluster. In the second cluster, which will include several more systems, the US is expected to integrate 50% local production, in a way that will benefit it economically, in accordance with Trump's policy, and in terms of knowhow for the benefit of US defense.

強大的系統將被追捕出口，在拜登政府期間已經投資了12億美元。相同的資金將用於開發第二個鐵束系統群集。在第二個集群中，將包括更多系統，預計美國將以經濟上的方式將50％的本地生產整合到經濟上，並根據特朗普的政策，並以對美國國防的利益而努力。

The Ministry of Defense declined to comment. Rafael said, "Rafael will deliver the Iron Beam system to the Ministry of Defense as planned in the last quarter of 2025 and the supply will continue in accordance with the agreement. As a rule, systems under development are constantly undergoing testing and examination procedures for various and diverse scenarios."

國防部拒絕置評。拉斐爾說：“拉斐爾將按計劃在2025年最後一個季度按計劃將鐵束系統交付給國防部，並且將根據協議繼續進行供應。通常，開發系統正在不斷進行針對各種各種場景的測試和檢查程序。”