100,000-Watt Iron Beam laser becomes world’s first drone defense zapper to be operationally deployed — it can also shoot down rockets, mortars, and other aerial threats from Latest from Tom's Hardware on 2025-12-30 14:19 (#72FK8) The first Iron Beam laser defense system was deployed by Israel on Sunday. This 100kW laser weapon thus became the world's first drone defense zapper to be operationally deployed.