Iron Beam: The Latest Update to Israel's Defences

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Long thought to be the stuff of science fiction, Israel recently announced that they're working on the world's first energy based weapon’s system. Capable of shooting down missiles from 7km's away and running at a cost of just $3.50 per interception, it is considered to be the future of air defense, and might change the face of war forever.
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[@megaprojects9649]

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[@pele220]

as far as i can tell the main improvement in the laser system is that they found a way to make it work in less than ideal conditions by making it more powerfull, at least thats what i read in any case at 3.5 a shot , its going to make their enemies missile less cost effective ...

[@isadeporzzi2287]

Free palestine

[@jdogdarkness]

Of course you say "Israel has been subject to aggression off [Arab countries" but conveniently ignore all Israel's aggression... Which BTW for the past 30 years has been the one doing all the invasions and terroristic strikes on foreign soil against civilians... Ur clearly biased. Would be nice if u AT LEAST TRIED/PRETENDED to give an un-biased accounting... Let me guess, it's PROVOCATIVE/AGGRESSIVE for Iran to build nukes for self defense, but it's just A OK and DEFENSIVE when Israel does it ... And holds it's neighbors hostage with said capability...

[@pulver117]

I love when 15% of a 9.5min youtube clip is an ad...

[@samuelthegreatoo]

@@jdogdarkness Cope harder.

[@trepan4944]

Even if this laser cost $1000 a shot, the ROI would still be insane. Almost dollar-dollar cost vs the incoming rockets. $3.50 is just astounding.

[@rainmannoodles]

$3.50 is almost certainly an underestimate (probably based purely on energy consumption). But there’s no doubt that the real number is still many, MANY times lower than the Iron Dome’s cost.

[@tobyk.4911]

obviously that doesn't account for the initial costs for obtaining the system ... it's basically "After they have invested hundreds of millions, maybe even some billions, of $ in research and development, and also in building a few working units, ... after deployment, the additional costs for each individual "shot" are just 3.50 for electricity, instead of a 100k$ missile." But of course, especially for Israel which can expect to be targeted by thousands of missiles - per week- in any future war, it makes a lot of sense to have a system which (even with huge one-time costs for development and deployment) is very economic in the long run / for very high numbers of shots. And which can defend against a higher number of almost simultaneously attacking hostile missiles/rockets.

[@PatRiot-]

@@tobyk.4911 yup. I’ll take “cheap and fast rocket destruction” for $3,000,000,000 any day Would be a great jeopardy category :D

[@ruslan-pe3wx]

@@rainmannoodles Instead the initial cost of Iron Bema will be many, many times higher than Iron Dome.

[@edenbh3609]

@@tobyk.4911 Yes it regarding direct cost compared with 50k+ for an iron Dome rockets. Without development investment. And without logistics or units since they are already there and paid for (very little. Israeli soldiers aren't paid much during their mandatory service)

[@WildReefer]

The main breakthrough here, and something that wasn't mentioned in this clip, is that Iron Beam is said to be the first military laser to exceed 100 KW in energy output without melting itself. That's the real advancement..

[@Argosh]

Yeah, lasers are cool, except when firing.

[@scottsauritch3216]

US Navy has i think 6-10 Ships equipped with to test the HELIOS 60kw "Dazzler" and are on currently 2-3 Flight IIA Burkes and couple LCS's and the rest on variety of Drone ships to test the hell out of and ensure proof of concept behind the entire "laser based anti-missile/Hypersonic missile defense" over an moving fleet in an dynamic warspace.. Anyway the Flight III's Burkes(the new ones with fancy new SPY-6 Radars!!!) are supposedly to all be fielded with 150-300kw Defensive energy weapons not likely as they're built, not the first 2 or so until the weapon actually finishes developement .. The DDG(X) that was just announced, will start Construction 2028-30 and have 2 X 600 KW Anti-hypersonic Lasers...

[@WildReefer]

@@scottsauritch3216 interesting stuff. Perhaps I should stipulate that Iron Beam is the only laser with greater than 100 KW *that is actually being deployed in the field*. I'm sure that the USA has more powerful ones either in development or in testing. Still, both countries share quite a lot of tech, so I'm sure that there will be many advancements in the near future.

[@bittripper3530]

The USA army will test a 300KW laser in 2022, and want a terawatt pulsed laser with a goal of 5 terawatt this avoids the heat problems associated with a continuous beam laser

[@BluePlanetMedia]

Val Kilmer did that in the 80s

[@lordrafa1991]

The Iron Dome may cost $ 100,000 per missile but you forget that it prevents greater damage that will cost more than the missile.

[@youvanced6593]

Who says he forgot? He merely mentioned how expensive it is in order to explain why the laser is necessary.

[@floppyphallus4302]

Because anyone with a brain would realize it’s implied. You’re not just gonna spend $100k and expect it not to make a decent return

[@lampegutt123]

They can spend as much as they want. But soon the European and American “jews” will be in the minority. Then we’ll see how humane they’ll be to their fellow citizens

[@Speedkam]

Not when enemy is sending coy rockets in order to overwhelm the system. Like they did recently

[@lampegutt123]

How about helping the children of Gaza in a way that helps them with education and the economic situation there? Would be of much more help in lessening the violence.

[@daic7274]

100k per missile is still cheaper than the cost of replacing buildings and infrastructure that get blown up without such defence.

[@edenbh3609]

For Israelis the cost of loosing lives is much higher than any cost sum of money

[@yankee1376]

Especially with an enemy that aims for schools

[@jettawayadventures1081]

@@yankee1376 Palestinian Hamas aren't aiming for Israeli military taregets the same way Israel is aiming for Hamas operatives. The palestinians simply want to kill as many lives as possible, civilian or otherwise even their own in failed rocket launch attempts and STILL blame it on Israel

[@layegroot2331]

That's not the buildings or money thats the souls with the minimum money that we can spend.

[@mauricecohen3830]

Yes but Israel needs a system that can cope with hundreds of missiles per hour. We will run out of interceptors within days. An energy weapon can fill the gap and bankrupt the enemy.

[@billbill8555]

$3.50?! It was right around that time that I realized the prime minister was a 3 story tall Paleozoic monster! I said Damnit Monster, I ain’t got no $3.50!

[@johnschroeder3072]

At around $0.50 per Kwh with an active time of 20sec $3.50 is pretty much smack bang on the cost

[@Ic3m4n1047]

Beat me to it lol

[@justincase3772]

Tree Fiddy

[@MomMom4Cubs]

@@johnschroeder3072 I do believe you're missing the point. It's from early South Park, season 3, iirc.

[@pv3566]

God damn loch Ness Monster

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[@slmyatt]

That is a salesman that obviously could sell snow to Eskimos.

[@cleverusername9369]

Tell me you have more testosterone without telling me you have more testosterone

[@nadavberes4663]

The system was actually renamed מגן אור - "Magen Or" , which means Light shield. Sounds way better and more star wars like imo

[@arieldahl]

it's mostly a question of maintaining context between systems when publicly discussed. the system can easily have more than one name just like David's sling/ magic wand

[@kanagawakenji7]

I still think they should have gone with "Laser Dome."

[@Eli-uu4vt]

@@kanagawakenji7 That would be closer to כיפת לייזר. "Laser" doesn't really translate well to Hebrew because there's no Romanized equivalent. It's like calling Pizza "פיצה" or coffee "קפה".

[@user-si7ig6ul7l]

@@kanagawakenji7 can't wait for the thunder dome

[@excedrialhernandez9748]

Goliath y u scared?

[@KongKing1996]

Hello, great video! I just want to say one thing I am an Israeli and I served In the army and one of my best friends served in the brigade that worked with the Iron Dome.. so I can say with confidence that the irone Dome interception rate is higher then 90 it's closer to 100.. One of the main reasons why it's around 90% is because when the army sees that the rocket is going to fall in an open area where there is not much of a chance of people being there the army sends less rockets to intercept or it doesn't send any rockets at all.. so if you count the number of rockets sent to Israel from Gaza and the number that actually managed to hit something it looks like it's 90% but most of the time it's on purpose because as you said the Iron Dome is very expensive... But when the army really wants to intercept a rocket it's almost a guarantee hit.. alot closer to 100% than 90 % it's more like 98%

[@zakattack901]

Couldnt help but notice you share your first name with baruch goldstein. I also couldn’t help but wonder if in your time serving in the Israeli Occupation Force, your body count of innocent palestinian civilians was comparable that of Goldstein’s? it is unfortunate how many innocents are targeted by the occupation forces. Shireen being one of the latest examples with countless unknown innocents before her. I hope you can appreciate why a growing number of your colleagues are joining the ‘breaking the silence’ movement.

[@yakov95000]

@@zakattack901 Baruch is Name meaning "blessed",not all Baruchs born the same like not all Hassans(Nasrallah?)We proud of our IDF and we don't kill anyone but defend ourselves and our people from attacks.

[@kingryan69]

@@zakattack901 i hope you understand that breaking the silence has been caught lying and are paid to do what they do. but stay salty bud

[@the_irndome3768]

@@zakattack901 the salt is immeasurable

[@Bear_Arms]

@@zakattack901 what's a "palestinian"?

[@RNemy509]

The applications for a weapon system like this are practically endless

[@darkomartinovic6475]

It ends with mirror. 😂🤣😂

[@theprogressivecynic2407]

The most amazing part of this is, ironically, not the laser itself--it's the tracking and aiming system that lets the laser target an incoming threat and kill it. The US has had high powered lasers for decades, but one of the main reasons why this sort of system hasn't been developed here is because we haven't been able to work out the critical error of getting the laser to reliably connect with the target. Of course, the scary thing about this is that a functional version of this system is only half a step away from a system that can be loaded onto a plane/large drone and synced with a facial recognition database to fly over an area, identify specific targets, and take them out with pinpoint precision. There is no need for an operator to identify the target on the video, as the computer could do it automatically and make the decision to fire within milliseconds of making the match and double checking. Seriously, welcome to sci-fi.

[@bradhaines3142]

computers are terrible at recognizing faces, far too many false positives. but something like this on a drone would be really devastating

[@JohnFrumFromAmerica]

I think it's actually beam quality rather than tracking that is the biggest issue to overcome.

[@gabrieljoseph6310]

I think this system will be assembled in Israeli fighter jets for dogfight,It is a defensive system and offensive kzbin.info/www/bejne/enOVmnmVpKmilas

[@sketchydetail7910]

This really isn't the case, like 100% wrong. A drone with a $50 camera can do facial recognition when its video stream is headed to a $150 billion supercomputer. However, I'd have to start wearing my foil hat if a drone smaller than a 747 can shoot anything with a continuous 150kw laser. It's a tiny (2000x?) bit more charge than a couple of 18650s or a USB powerbank can provide, and that's assuming the 150kw is input power. The next time you see a drone the size of a bus, wear your sunglasses, it might have a laser.

[@maplobats]

LOL, no. The tracking is the easy part.

[@awsumaustin7650]

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[@TheKalaxis]

I'm fairly sure Simon has done a MegaProjects/Sideprojects video all about the Iron Dome Defense system if anyone wants more on that.

[@robertcampomizzi7988]

Did Factboy neglect to self promote? 🤔

[@dootbunn7192]

I totally want to know more about genocidal weapons of ethnic cleansing.

[@fyrman9092]

@@dootbunn7192 planning on helping Russia?

[@robertcampomizzi7988]

@@dootbunn7192 information bad! Is that it?

[@Skiers_Snowboarders_Midwest]

@@dootbunn7192 well it's a defense weapon, against a recognized terrorist organization. It's like you're standing on a street corner and screaming I'm a moron.

[@kroee]

A light unto the nations

[@1995yuda]

Amen.

[@TigerXGame]

Even he remembers to link a video, he links the wrong one. Well done, Simon.

[@cleverusername9369]

Watching the Iron Dome in action at night is a an almost otherworldly spectacle.

[@Bear_Arms]

Epic fireworks display for sure.

[@Ynhockey]

Two of the last things you said are connected: the aerial laser and the weather issue. The aerial laser is supposed to greatly mitigate weather issues, because often you can see from above what you cannot from below.

[@Ynhockey]

@Tree Comet It should be more than enough to carry batteries or fuel necessary to generate the energy, but the question is how much the entire system weighs. Clearly the developers seem to think it's possible - large cargo planes can carry tens of tons, so it seems like it should be possible.

[@mauricecohen3830]

@Tree Comet The aerial version is being tested right now so they clearly think that it is possible.

[@vardonflyers9665]

Feels crazy seeing stories about lasers becoming real when you have a family member that tried to promote lasers and worked during the raegan administration and was involved in the Star wars project. Wonder what he woul have to say if he was still alive today

[@bkane573]

Told you so.

[@brothergrimaldus3836]

@@bkane573 yes

[@OniFeez]

5secs is pretty incredible. Fortunately their adversaries don't yet have hypervelocity missiles and the like.

[@markosz22]

Besides the cost benefits, what is even better is that it can target and destroy a missile and possible move on to the next target, while traditional missile defences trade 1 missile for another and the maximum amount of anti missile/rocket capabilities are limited by how much ammo they can carry, so they can be overwhelmed by more incoming missiles and be destroyed. Imagine if this technology gets more advanced and they can target and destroy missiles much faster than 5 seconds and at a larger range, that would be almost flawless protection.

[@Ynhockey]

It's worth emphasizing that UAVs are a major use case of the system. Iron Dome can shoot down UAVs in theory, but the real-life success rate is around 0%, as it's really not built for that purpose. Right now Israel uses missiles shot from other UAVs for this purpose, but short UAV flights into its territory have been known to land safely. Iron Beam is not just excellent at destroying UAVs, it is also less affected by the weather: most UAVs that infiltrate Israel are for surveillance, which requires good weather, where the Iron Beam works best.

[@thomasbernecky2078]

Iron Beam comes after Chrome Dome. too easy, Simon?

[@ericgold8657]

They also have Davids Sling

[@tincoffin]

@@ericgold8657 They also have trumpets which can knock down walls.

[@ericgold8657]

@@tincoffin , Seems JEWS in NYC and LA are NOT SAFE

[@TheKoderius]

Thank you for covering our technologies. Please keep in mind - those are only the public ones 😉

[@tom1897]

Thanks Simon, Great Video!

[@NaProbablyNot]

Incredible tech. Will be interesting to see how this advances.

[@CodyHvids]

Very cool I build custom handheld lasers.... nothing as powerful as these by any means but to see such a powerful laser in such a small compact unit is simply amazing would have liked to hear more about what nanometer the beam is, divergence of beam,type of laser it is and if it requires active of passive cooling and what the duty cycles are!

[@ek8710]

Yeah that's going to need active cooling

[@ryank5424]

didn't think I'd see something like this for a long while.

[@tedneill6870]

Please do a video on the LeTourneau land trains! They seem like a perfect subject!

[@BoneyWhy]

The problem I have is that lasers bounce off of mirrors. What if they coat the missiles with reflective paint?

[@slimjimnyc270]

What is the political and monetary cost if a rocket landed in populated area of Israel? I guess the damage to property and life would be at least $200k per strike? How much does it cause to demolish a damaged house and rebuild it? Lost of life? What is the property damage and lost of life when Israel retaliate against a sucessful rocket attack? Definitely cheaper to use these expensive missiles than let rockets land unchallenged.

[@alexfortin7209]

The real cost is that at some point Israel needs to go to war to shoe that it is doing something about Hamas missiles. Intercepting most missiles means that war only happens when it is really necessary and political pressure to do so drops drastically.

[@killman369547]

It really depends where they land. If they land on the outskirts of a city then the damage won't be severe. But if they hit downtown Tel Aviv then to quote Billy Mays.... That's a lotta damage!!

[@itzikashemtov6045]

Don't forget that the Iron Dome also predicts the landing zone of the incoming missile and chooses not to intercept it if it calculated that it lands on open area or sea.

[@rabbi120348]

By protecting Israeli civilians, the politicians can take a much more measured stance vis-à-vis the terrorists, thus saving many Palestinian lives, as well as Israeli lives.

[@chrisyanover1777]

This is what I told the police when I was 14 and they came to my house with complaints that I was pointing my laser pointer into neighbors homes and bedroom windows. I kept telling the police officer I was test my state of the art Iron Home Laser Protection System that I was developing! I was doing this to protect my family's property and lives from incoming mortar fire! To this date I can't understand why I was fined and since I was only in phase 1of my development, it caused years of technological set backs as my laser pointer was ultimately confiscated and destroyed. Think about how many lives I could have saved if local law enforcement and top financial investors (my parents) did pull the plug on my ground breaking research and development!

[@kaelanross185]

You should do a video on the Peak 2 Peak gondola in Whistler British Columbia Canada. It's the 1st tri-cable lift in North America and until 2017 held the world record for longest free span between ropeway towers at just over 3km. I can also see you have a bit of fun considering your similar last name.

[@gordonspicer]

The possible weather obstacle is said also to be overcome by an aerial version of IB in production now. A queue of countries want this system

[@shalomer]

OH FINALLY SOMEONE IS REGARDING THIS

[@fredred8371]

video starts at 1:35

[@daxtertalon4]

US: "What do you need to destroy these missiles." Israel: "Imma need about Tree-fiddy"

[@mick96ful]

10The_Doctor10 - Who the hell are you trying to mimic?! That is not an Israeli's manner of speech.

[@MrCp14711]

Thanks for the ad. Miss the old days.

[@nicoleko2335]

Was born and raised in Israel and an ex idf solider. Im really proud of the resources israel puts on civilian protection mechanism. It saved thousands of lives. All israeli cities are packed together so each missle can cause million of dollars in building and street damages, and ofc, can damage human lives which are the most precious. So iron domes are totally worth it. Hopefully there will be peace some day and theyll be uneeded :)

[@mauricecohen3830]

With the Pals, Peace will have to be won not negociated.

[@seanbacon4236]

Re: the first half, I don’t think its effective to compare the cost of the missile to the cost of the projectile it’s intercepting. Maybe better to look at it from the standpoint of cost of not intercepting it? Which int hat case, I’d say its well worth it

[@miroslavmilan]

You’re right, but the point was that it’s much cheaper for the attacker to keep sending hundreds of missiles even with a small chance of a hit, compared to the defender’s cost of taking them down. So a war of attrition plays largely in favor of the attacker, not to mention the constant fear of a missile getting through.

[@mittensfastpaw]

Interesting to see if it will be all they say.

[@TheEvilCommenter]

Good video 👍

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[@Obliticus]

1:33 is when the video starts

[@gordonspicer]

It is said to be first deployed in the south of Israel in early 2024. To cover the rest of the country will be months later. The US Marines have recently purchased additional Iron Dome units

[@nubletten]

Good thing we can see through tough weather conditions with sensoars.

[@danielroiter1514]

It actually goes beyond that. Currently, we have a smaller iron dome version for tanks and APCs, that intercepts incoming RPGs. The next step for Light shield (was renamed from iron beam) is to be mountd on vehicles. Imagine an infantry squad walking along a vehicle with this thing on. It will shoot down any incoming explosives. There is a reason our millitary is called "Israeli DEFENCE forces".

[@Sky_Guy]

What a fascinating definition for "defense" you must have.

[@montithered4741]

Will be interesting to see how the laws of armed conflict change when lasers are used in an anti-personnel capacity. I’ve had discussions with JAGs; a common opinion is lasers would be prohibited for use against personnel because the lasers could be considered a “terror weapon”. Silent, invisible, and inflicting wounds unlike anything else (severed limbs, blood exploding due to superheating to flash point, blinding…).

[@AllisterCaine]

That's stupid. Those ideas come only from people knowing nothing about war. As if a bullet wouldn't hurt and could be dogded because you can hear the shot.

[@montithered4741]

@@AllisterCaine These are the opinions of military lawyers who specialize in law of armed conflict. That bullets make a sound (more accurately the gun), the location of the shooter can be found; there is risk inherent in the violent action of shooting a gun that isn’t present in a laser.

[@AllisterCaine]

@@montithered4741 lawyers, of course. Lasers can be visible too... There is also inherent risk in firing a laser, it is as a device also dangerous to own troops and operators. The same argument can be made for artillery shells. They are supersonic, and those who get hit never hear them coming- the whistling thing is made up by movies, though I think it is a thing in slower mortar rounds. Arguing which weapon is more humane when all of them are made to maim and kill is a cynical thing making sense to few people. There are plenty of vets/survivors who can attest to bullets being more cruel than they'd need to be. Get hit in the jaw and you will be fed through a tube for the miserable rest of your life. Then again, lasers as handheld weapons of war are sci-fi right now. No energy source is portable enough.

[@Matt-yg8ub]

You never hear the bullet that kills you. Bullets are no less terrifying than lasers, and a good deal more likely to inflict horrific kinetic injury.

[@joshuaortiz2031]

@@Matt-yg8ub Exactly. Bullets are supersonic. If you hear it whiz by you were not the target or they missed. Plus I bet you can easily see the laser system firing with any kind of FLIR thermal viewer. It would probably light up the sky if you're looking through one of those. FLIR technlogy is pretty much standard issue for modern military forces. My national guard unit had access to that tech in 2010.

[@amanpatel1669]

we need an update in this as "few rumors " showing this working in current "CONFLICT" .

[@somegirl4631]

As Israeli the system isn't only real but was already used in testing against hostile moltove cocktails drones and balloons that came from Gaza. Obviously not yet used on missiles yet though. By the way, the weather problem was solved not long ago, it can be used at night if it uses drones that "see" above ground. it's more complex than that but that's the gist of things.

[@joeshmoe7485]

DEFENSE - The act or process of defending. DEFENCE - To remove a fence.

[@jimsackmanbusinesscoaching1344]

It might be bigger, but definitely not the first. Note, the first laser system that was announced went operational in 2014 on the USS Ponce. That weapon was declared operational in that year.

[@jimsackmanbusinesscoaching1344]

@Commie Hammer So, I guess the lasers mounted on warships and with the 2nd Cav are nothing? I mean they actually exist and deployed by the US Army and Navy so I am confused.

[@mihai2526]

i really hoped to see the insane video of nighttime iron dome video from last year with dozens of intercepts.

[@joeclaridy]

Laser beams huh. Now we need sharks and a whole lot of ducktape.

[@DoronL73]

Once the laser will be airborne, it should solve the weather issue, but this will require more research

[@bob-wo3ir]

Elbit systems already tested it successfully in Israel.

[@dinomonzon7493]

With the US Navy testing Direct Energy Weaponry on the USS Ponce and with the debut of Israel’s Iron Dome, those know it alls who criticized the possibility of SDI or laser weaponry should be wailing and gnashing their collective teeth. So called science fiction ideas are always mocked and underestimated , yet in most cases, many examples of sci fi premises proved to be True. Star Trek alone demonstrated many seemingly futuristic at the time, yet have come to fruition in our own lifetimes.

[@postron5649]

I'd say it's still too early to evaluate the practicability of Laser Weapons. While it has been shown that the technology works under testing conditions there is very little information about its durability under combat conditions and possible counter measures or mitigation strategies that potential targets could employ. One has to remember that 16´´ cannons also work perfectly well as a weapons system, yet all navies all over the world have phased out all large caliber gun systems. Not because they don't work but because missiles are simply seen as more efficient. It remains to be seen how valuable Lasers will be to Militarys in the future and whether they can surpass existing weaponry in any role.

[@edwardsmith7131]

@@postron5649 also: the US Navy has been working on Free Electron lasers which would allow the output frequency to be tuned to deal messy atmospheric conditions that frequently exist right above the ocean surface. Conversely their Phalanx CIWS fires so rapidly (up to 4500/min) that it is like a beam of bullets that doesn't give a damn about weather. I suspect that when these technologies are fully developed these systems will be symbiotic point defence modules that cover each other's weaknesses.

[@WarblesOnALot]

G'day, Let's see how this Laser works when someone rockets the Power Station when it's raining, or foggy weather ; and while the Electricity is unobtainable, then they rocket the "Jewish Sky Lasers" to almost quote US Congresswoman Perjury Traitor Greene... Time will tell. Such is life, Have a good one..... Stay safe. ;-p Ciao !

[@limiv5272]

@@WarblesOnALot Ever heard of generators? Also, did you miss the part where the laser weapon is supposed to work alongside the Iron Dome?

[@WarblesOnALot]

@@limiv5272 G'day, show me a backup Generator capable of feeding a World Record holding Destructive Laser capable of frying a Missile in flight from 5 or 10 miles...; and I'll show you a Coal or Gas-fired Turbine-driven Generator wired into a different Arm of the Grid.... I've been living Off-Grid for 40 years, and thus I know a bit about Generators versus Gridpower. The more interesting question is why do the people who claim to be THE Chosen Race of the Godtheory of Thou Shalt Not Kill, and of Judge Not Thy Fellow (Hu)Man, and of Vengence is MINE - saith the Lord...; why are they putting such very great FAITH in cobbling up and tinkering together the vast selection of Death Machines on which they choose to rely for their safety - on the day they EXPECT their Godtheory to be not worth a pinch of Shit to the Compost Heap, as far as defeating Israel's "Enemies " (Any Me's) is concerned...? "Oh ye of LITTLE Faith..." comes to mind. Perhaps the Creator Godtheory of the entire Universe has decided to leave the Israelis, and everybody else who chooses to arm themselves "in case their Godtheory cannot deal with any perceived or apprehended threat"...; to their own devices to sort out all their own fearful bloodlust - as a response to their demonstrated lack of Faith...? Bhutan is located between China and India, and they have never had any "Army" (to prevent their "Handies" from falling off ?) ; and they have never ever Bin-Invaded. Every Nation which wastes money on stockpiling Death Machines to keep them "safe" in case "somebody attacks them" has then both been attacked, and has attacked other Nations. The Creator Godtheory appears to be more effectively protecting Bhutan than Israel from the threat of being attacked..., perhaps because the Bhutanese have not been blasphemously preparing to kill any AnyMe's when their Godtheory is expected to drop the Ball ? Maybe stockpiling Weapons is a way of behaviourally demonstrating to one's Godtheory that one looks forward to having a ("Heroic") chance to fight to the Death ? Why would the Godtheory of Peace want to aid or assist or protect a mob of Death-Machine Fetishists who aspire to a career polishing their Guns ? My Godtheory is neither a Fool nor an Infant, so I wouldn't dare to expect the Godtheory to swallow such a transparently bullshit Rationalisation. Israel, as EVERY other Nation stockpiling their Death Machines, "for the sake of 'safety'..." fully deserves EVERYTHING which goes wrong for them ; as the consequences of their systematic Blasphemy and Hypocrisy. Pass the Popcorn mate, watching disingenuous Heretics burning each other is hungry work. Such is life. Have a good one... Stay safe. ;-p Ciao !

[@lucianom8918]

New idea sunglasses for missiles

[@Dreju78]

Erm... Mirror finish / reflective coating on the projectiles? Would it deal with that?

[@mauricecohen3830]

The range has already been extended to 20 km according to some reports and an airborne version is being tested to overcome the weather issue.

[@gordonspicer]

it is reported air version in production

[@ck2994]

The US navy deployed XN-1 LAWS in 2014. It is now deployed on numerous ships.

[@maxilinkov1611]

Its in testing phase, iron beam is completed for the initial version

[@SkylerLinux]

8:57 really gives it away

[@3kkk514]

The question is if iron beam is capable to destroy above altitude for incoming icbm nukes.?

[@hullinstruments]

the inverse square law can be a real bitch. (of course it kind of keeps us alive and safe from radiation also) Beam diffraction and interference is kinda like a new frontier, because it’s going to be a major part and struggle of our future. Not only for defense….. but mainly communication. It’s incredible the leaps and bounds that have been made, and if this is something folks are interested in…. definitely check out the “atomic frontier” KZbin channel and his thesis video about beam diffraction algorithms.

[@kylestoddard2881]

Yeah, within the atmosphere, lasers are only ever going to be point defense weapons, which is what Iron Beam is. Also, for large weapons, "armoring" i.e. coating them with some sort of protective layer, will require much longer exposure times for the laser to destroy them, perhaps rendering the laser useless. Mortar shells and arty rockets are probably still going to be easily killed, however.

[@drbuckley1]

@@kylestoddard2881 Assuming the weather permits.

[@tehllama42]

Probably the most underappreciated comment, despite being at the top

[@is4737]

IMHO, inverse square law applies mainly to isotropic radiation, not necessarily laser beams that behave much differently.

[@arieldahl]

@@is4737 and yet it still applies. even the best lasers struggle with actually having a parallel beam that doesn't have any angle to it. additionally, it will still be affected by dispersion in the air, particulates/ fog, and atmospheric absorption. they may place these systems near enough to cities so that although it has a limited radius of action it will still offer protection. they also mentioned how they will continue working to build a similar system capable of being loaded on an armored vehicle or even an aerial platform. this will allow them to strategically move them around the battlefield

[@yuvalbeery2493]

About the Iron dome. It has intercepted already well over 3000 rockets and mortar shells (yes newer updates allow it to do so). It is indeed not cost affective *but* it is much cheaper than any equivalent. It is very low tech compared to its bigger brother, David's Sling. Also it's not automated. It can be done and it was suggested that it will operate automatically but the air force (which is responsible for air defence) disapproved and the system has a control trailer with operators that confirm kills (system automatically determines which rocket is going to hit populated areas)

[@BBBrasil]

The economics is very important. Whatever the Beam can shave off from Iron Dome is a 100k USD missile saved and 1M USD saved in infrastructure. Human lives are priceless.

[@parthasarathyvenkatadri]

LoL Simon talking about keeps was the joke that I needed today 😂😂

[@SP_3333]

Simon, do you have any photos of yourself with a head full of hair? Would be cool to see.

[@dcrafton3988]

Lol

[@moshehim1000]

Actually, for the sake of redundancy, Iron Dome system launches 2 interceptor missiles at every target it decides to shoot down. So double the cost...

[@yairweinberg1647]

No. Also it doesn't cost 100k any more, that was the intial cost, as the years gone by productions costs went down and the missiles were redesigned a bit to cost less. Speculated costs nowadays range from 25k to 40k a pop. That 2 missile redundancy was only at the start, no longer the case.

[@moshehim1000]

@@yairweinberg1647 1. IIRC, the original cost was in the neighborhood of 180,000$, Then they figured the missile was much more capable than it needed to be for its stated mission, and anyway, by then they got the new David Sling system to take over the middle ground between Arrow and Iron Dome, so the Tamir missile really had no need for all of its advanced capabilities, and so they redesigned it to have a simpler, cheaper guidance system, mostly, thus reducing its cost. Then they've spend a lot of time on making it perform netter and have more capabilities with the reduced systems... 2. Are you sure about this estimate? I heard 50-100K$ last. 3. Also, are you certain they don't launce 2 interceptor missiles at each target any longer? Can you cite a source please? I only learned about the double-launce after last year's operation, and was under the impression it was current information. Cheers!

[@mabhodlelajj1195]

@@moshehim1000 jihadi trying so hard to make itself feel better about isreal defence systems🤣

[@rachelwitherspoon4394]

Finally found the 3rd channel Kevin writes for, awesome! Thats a load of channels and vids to watch and scan the credits for, lol! Lucky me, Kevins writing style is recognizable so it wasnt too bad, 🤣🤣🤣

[@just_some_bigfoot_hacking_you]

You should do a video about Switchblade, small suicide drones that look like toy drones. And currently, an improved version is being developed with the name; "Phoenix Ghost"

[@ajvorob9117]

It's things like these that make me proud to be a Jew and a Zionist.

[@supDezz]

Everyone have a great day 🔥🔥

[@Provocateur3]

What you can see as well as what you can shoot is not solely dependent on weather. It is also dependent on wavelength.

[@jong4321]

Quite true, it's a combination of power, wavelength, distance to target, time, & kinds of weather conditions (like 'layers' of temperature, humidity, precipitation, fog, clouds, wind speeds, or air pressure between it & the target). Interesting variables but probably just brute forced over.

[@Provocateur3]

@@jong4321: Yep. Thanks.

[@youvanced6593]

The commercial at the beginning was so long that I forgot why I came here

[@johndroyson7921]

Wouldn't they just paint the missiles with a reflective coating?

[@cedriceric9730]

Can you use a mirror to reflect pure heat from a gas stove ? Of course not . It's a heat ( infrared) beam! You would need a gold reflect it effectively

[@mr.not.so.perfect.666]

@@cedriceric9730 Lasers don't use heat though to burn, they actually abrase a surface and its the abrasion that creates the heat. Its the same concept as these lasers that remove tattoos or are used to remove rust, the surface is abrased at very high speeds from the laser beam, that's what creates the heat.

[@jamesn0va]

Hey Simon, I think it would be really cool if you did an episode on megaproject that exceeded the scale of Dyson sphere. Stuff like a topopolis or a birch planet.

[@firestorm8471]

And God Said " LET THERE BE LIGHT" !!!

[@Rob-vv5yn]

The leap frogging progress of attack and defencejust keeps going

[@ey6008]

They will have a complete range around the Israeli borders.

[@Reach41]

When the system is fully deployed, wouldn’t it be nice if, rather than destroying them, rockets were turned around and sent back?

[@codebasher1]

Now THAT is an awesome idea!

[@tobyk.4911]

would be "nice" maybe ... but not compatible to the laws of physics in this universe. that's just not how ballistic projectiles/rockets work.

[@DGP406]

''It may sound like science fiction, but Israel'' cheeky

[@davidgleinbach7316]

FLEER or similar systems could aim The KDEW(kosher directed energy wepon) in dust/cloud conditions, ZAP...

[@paul456100]

A simple mirror reflects about 99.9% of incoming energy, have they tested against reflective targets?

[@jakemon4550]

A better armor might be stainless steal, it has a very high melting point and can be decently light, ceramic tiles like the ones the spaceships use when re-entering would also be a decent counter.

[@fidobarks1164]

I mention this whenever folks get all excited about laser weapons and people are like... nu uh... you dum... laser powerful! But if you take any of these laser systems apart the beams are all controlled by a series of mirrors. It doesn't even have to be reflective, it can be ablative and just create enough smoke to choke out the laser. Or a combination of mirrored surface over an ablative under coat. These things don't have a long time they can effectively stay on target because of power considerations as well as atmospheric dispersion of the beam over distance. I'm waiting for them to actually shoot down even just a fully white target. The latest one I watched was a mostly white target that had oddly painted black struts for some reason which of course were the point of failure in the test. A can of reflective spray paint would likely be a pretty effective counter to the time and energy constrains of current weapons.

[@jakemon4550]

@@fidobarks1164 no man that's not how mirrors work. The mirrors inside the lazer systems aren't your bathroom mirrors, they are made of specialized material and have powerful cooling systems. Any time you change the direction of a photon energy is lost\absorbed by the material that redirects it. For every action there is an opposite and equal reaction. So yeah this lazer would melt through your bathroom mirror.

[@ck2994]

If your comment was true nobody would of spent the billions of dollars developing these systems. None of the systems use energy within the visible spectrum. In general mirrors don't reflect with that efficiently either.

[@paul456100]

@@ck2994 lasers are made with mirrors, if you couldn't reflect the energy the laser wouldn't exist! If you can make a guided missile creating a highly reflective surface is well within your capability. The people being paid the billions to develop the system have their money in the bank now, of course they'd develop it, they'll be charging someone else next to make highly reflective missiles!

[@TheQuickSilver101]

I remember people mocking SDI (Star Wars) mercilessly in the 80s, but it was incredibly future thinking and without that early research breakthroughs like this wouldn't be possible. I guess it goes to show that when people mock you for being forward thinking it's probably best to ignore them.

[@bkane573]

People are idiots, the. Kind of idiots stupid enough to believe in mutually assured destruction & oppose building bomb shelters at every highway exit - which was a major reason for the highway system in the first place. Citizen's Advisory Council on National Space Policy, which was made up of the smartest people alive at the time, had a major part in writing the “star wars” program. And idiots opposed it.

[@ydid687]

late 70s, early 80s are almost 50 years ago, that mocking was warranted then i imagine/reckon if something like that idea took 50 years to fruition then yeah both parties were right 5 decades is a long ass time so yeah it is long overdue and its the bare minimum

[@jonlaurenzreyes1902]

The laser beams on star wars are still unrealistic

[@Saimon1985]

DOnt start the video with ads for god's sake! at least give an intro man! Love your videos

[@yuvalbeery2493]

Weather is one thing but the other is that because of the short range, you need more systems to cover an area. The price is logistical and not the interception price. More soldiers, more equipment and a much more delicate system requires a lot of technicians and expensive gear to fix it.

[@edenbh3609]

Soldiers are cheap in Israel (sounds funny but I mean it ) and they are already there if they do something meaningful like logistics or do nothing. It's not like the Israeli military needs to recruit more soldiers

[@yuvalbeery2493]

@@edenbh3609 a system this complex requires professional technicians or a lot of training

[@edenbh3609]

@@yuvalbeery2493 technicians are abundant in the military and many aren't pit to good use. Sure training will be required like with any tiny thing operated by the military

[@aloweyballa]

Israel has 3 missile defense systems, not just Iron Dome also David sling, four missiles over a range of 40 kilometres or cruise missiles, and arrow missiles for ICBM's

[@Madd-ng8cv]

And crappy Hamas rockets still managed to land in Tel Aviv, lol

[@armchairgeneral3199]

@@Madd-ng8cv then don't cry when israel hitting you back😁

[@aloweyballa]

@@Madd-ng8cv almost none out of thousands of rockets that were fired over the years to israel, almost none that interceptor missiles were fired at it, penetrated

[@user-ug5ct5vp1g]

@@Madd-ng8cv 2 per 4000. Yes

[@Madd-ng8cv]

@@user-ug5ct5vp1g lmao, I saw the videos and it was way more than 2. The iron dome was turned into a glass ceiling with minimal know-how.

[@tigercap100]

"Don't F with Israel" - God

[@tenacious10s85]

Anyone else think he looks like the blues clues guy if he was shaved 😂 love ur videos bro thank you

[@BravoCheesecake]

While early prototypes will be hundreds of KW's, future directed energy will be in the MW's.

[@aviadd843]

Nothing like the genius Israelis and their God gifted inventions. May they always succeed in fighting the orcish hordes of islam and its violent and hate filled intentions.

[@ameerali.ouarda]

They are literally an apartheid state.

[@aviadd843]

@@ameerali.ouarda No they are absolutely not. islam though, is an apartheid RELIGION. It is dangerous to the progress of the world. Nothing is more dangerous than the evil violence and obsession with death and conquest that is islam. It must be stopped at all costs.

[@zakattack901]

Palestine will one day be free 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸 justice will prevail

[@samuelthegreatoo]

@@zakattack901 Yes, the Islamic occupiers will be defeated, and the rest of the Holy Land will return to the Jews, who it belongs to.

[@WifeMamaArtist]

Fascinating technology from a fascinating country.

[@tomw6947]

@@dootbunn7192 Nothing Fascist about defending your country.

[@robertcampomizzi7988]

@@BridgetSculpts at which point in history? Both factions have been fighting over that land for thousands and thousands of years.

[@umesh01patel53]

@@BridgetSculpts the place you live in was probably a Native American lands. Are you gonna give up your home for them?

[@dootbunn7192]

@@umesh01patel53 you do realize you're strengthening their argument right? LOL. that's exactly what Bridget is saying. what right do the Israelis have to just claim land their inhabited thousands of years ago as their own?

[@necronomicon5757]

if you support Israel you support fascism and genocide, no way around it.

[@Powderlover1]

Idk even if it can take out 20% of incoming rockets, that’s a huge amount of savings.

[@isubtothebest6020]

The technologies behind DEW can be used to produce damaging physical effects, both in the short term and potentially in the long term, where questions remain over the long-term negative health effects of exposure and the effects of such exposure on individuals with pre-existing health conditions. In terms of immediate effects, lasers can produce anything from a glare or slight warming of the skin to blindness and severe skin burns.32 Pulsed high-power lasers can produce plasma in front of a target, which then creates a blast wave with subsequent blunt trauma.33 Even low-power laser weap- ons that are intended to temporarily blind or ‘dazzle’ can cause eye damage if used for extended periods or if the target is too close.

[@Paul-qg3iw]

Israel will get the job done - it always does. Those who chose to set themselves against the State don’t seem to get that.

[@SoothingSemantics]

Damn right Paul

[@zakattack901]

Palestine will be free one day 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸 Justice will prevail

[@samuelthegreatoo]

@@zakattack901 As I mentioned- yes, when the Islamic occupiers are defeated and the Jews will reclaim all of the Holy Land.

[@Evocatorum]

Simon, laser defense systems are already in use by the US Military. The USS Portland already has a laser system installed for development and testing....

[@DJ1573]

Thats not "In Use", thats experimental and not action

[@drbuckley1]

We probably stole it from the Israelis.

[@geodkyt]

The primary goal.of the AN/SEQ-3 LaWS installation on LPD 27 is to see how well.it holds up at sea. The CO is authorized to use it against real threats, because, "What the Hell, maybe it'll work, and it doesn't interfere with the proven systems also installed." But it is not considered "operational". (Full disclosure - I was working topside integration for the Navy when LaWS was being developed, including evaluating how and where to install them on CVNs if they ever became a "Program Of Record", and I was in the LPD Program Office when LaWS was installed on LPD 27. So I'm vaguely familiar with the program status...)

[@DJ1573]

@@geodkyt Thank you for this information 👍

[@bkane573]

And more Importantly. Things that work on land….don’t always work in the ocean. The ocean is the most toxic environment man regularly interacts with.

[@stephens1950]

Game changer

[@dylan-2169]

Technically the US Air Force has had a plane with a Directed Energy Laser on it in service since 2002, it never saw action but it did successfully take down 2 test missles

[@yakov95000]

Those are different types,the Israeli on Electrical while American is Chemical.

[@stuartyablon7184]

Go Israel!

[@zakattack901]

🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸

[@DSRWFeb]

I love Israel so much! I admire the resilience and ingenuity of the Israeli people! God bless you!!

[@Extys]

If the Islamic Jihad, HAMAS and other terrorist organizations could stop attacking them that would be great.

[@Skiers_Snowboarders_Midwest]

@@hollyc5417 I've never seen somebody so proudly display their stupidity. You can wear that title with a badge of honor.

[@ericgold8657]

How do JEWS figure out such complex things and so easy

[@Adam-st8ys]

@@hollyc5417 Ok bot

[@sneakyfingersdevandle8164]

I know theres a situation in that area or even further up the line but i cant get this idear of lazers out of my head, does this mean some time in the future id be able to mount a lazer on the back of my truckbed