以色列国防部正在安排铁束激光导弹防御系统的其他重要试验

国防部的高级消息人士告诉《地球仪》，以色列国防部正在为铁束激光导弹防御系统安排对铁束激光导弹防御系统进行额外而重要的试验。

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."

国防部的高级消息人士告诉《地球仪》，以色列国防部正在为铁束激光导弹防御系统安排对铁束激光导弹防御系统进行额外而重要的试验。

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.

如果审判成功，国防部和主要开发商Rafael Advanced Defense Systems将朝着在今年最后一个季度推出运营的目标。但是，如果存在意外的问题，那么满足计划的时间表将受到怀疑。

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.

该试验将使用已经在多个层面上证明自己的系统的原型进行。在2022年进行的一项试验中，原型观察到了无人机的拦截方式。在战争期间，以色列对无人机的威胁（尤其是黎巴嫩山区边境的威胁）没有准备好，而且铁束运转，这将是非常有利的。在整个战争中，激光系统进行了试验。

What is the Iron Beam laser defense system?

铁束激光防御系统是什么？

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.

铁束设计为铁穹顶的互补系统。两者都将通过同一控制车进行操作。铁穹顶是一个在40公里范围内的火箭威胁的拦截系统，而铁梁拦截威胁的威胁最高为10公里，使用了约100千瓦的强大激光束。世界上没有类似的激光系统可以产生这种功率，对于100千瓦的束，实际上需要大约128千瓦的生产。

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，在创造前所未有的物理技术时，存在挑战。在整个铁束的发展过程中，各种组成部分对负载产生了意外的反应。任何激光的核心挑战是衰减，即光束从发射器移开时削弱的程度。激光有几个缺点，包括多云的天气，雾或雾限制其活动并影响其有效性，并且还可以在列中起作用，并从目标转移到目标。

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.

拉斐尔董事长尤瓦尔·斯坦尼茨（Yuval Steinitz）博士告诉国民防御网站，铁束将数百个小型梁向目标发射。他解释说，当使用望远镜反射检测到一个光束的撞击时，额外的梁针对目标，而能量的浓度会导致目标的迅速拦截。

Dramatically cheaper than other air defense systems

比其他防空系统便宜

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.

国防部国防部研发（DDR＆D）（MAFAT）领导Iron Beam项目与Rafael，首席开发商和Elbit Systems。美国国防巨头洛克希德·马丁（Lockheed Martin）于2022年底通过对该项目进行投资的协议加入了该计划。从那以后，该公司已投资数千万美元与美国援助方案无关的融资，其中包括每年5亿美元的防空合资企业。最终，洛克希德·马丁（Lockheed Martin）将在美国市场上出售该系统。

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.

国防部本身为去年10月的一项价值约20亿九亿美元的交易提供了资金，以扩大铁束的生产，并在议程上首次交付了几个系统。尽管国防部对时间表非常严格，其中包括一年中季度的第一次操作，但广泛的估计是，其中一些系统仅在2026年期间提供。

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.

国防部压力满足时间表的压力背后有两个原因。首先，以色列没有封存的防御，永远不会有，但是在拦截能力的范围内，铁束与铁穹顶的结合都会扩大它，以及铁梁在处理各种威胁的情况下，包括火箭，迫击炮，无人机，无人机和巡航导弹。此外，基于激光的防空防御能力比使用火箭或导弹的防御便宜。虽然用铁圆顶的拦截费用约为30,000美元，但用铁穹顶的拦截将只花费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.

强大的系统将被追捕出口，在拜登政府期间已经投资了12亿美元。相同的资金将用于开发第二个铁束系统群集。在第二个集群中，将包括更多系统，预计美国将以经济上的方式将50％的本地生产整合到经济上，并根据特朗普的政策，并以对美国国防的利益而努力。

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."

国防部拒绝置评。拉斐尔说：“拉斐尔将按计划在2025年最后一个季度按计划将铁束系统交付给国防部，并且将根据协议继续进行供应。通常，开发系统正在不断进行针对各种各种场景的测试和检查程序。”