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Iron Beam (Hebrew: מגן אור, romanized: Ma'gen Or, lit. 'קרן ברזל'), officially מגן אור, Shield of Light is a directed-energy weapon air defense system unveiled at the Singapore Airshow on February 11, 2014 [ 3 ] by Israeli defense contractor Rafael Advanced Defense Systems .
In 1849, the method of producing an I-beam, as rolled from a single piece of wrought iron, [1] was patented by Alphonse Halbou of Forges de la Providence in Marchienne-au-Pont, Belgium. [ 2 ] Bethlehem Steel , headquartered in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania , was a leading supplier of rolled structural steel of various cross-sections in American ...
Samuel Ervin Beam [2] (born July 26, 1974), better known by his stage name Iron & Wine, is an American singer-songwriter. He has released six studio albums, several EPs and singles , as well as a few download-only releases, which include a live album (a recording of his 2005 Bonnaroo performance).
Iron Beam will constitute the sixth element of Israel's integrated air defense system, [12] in addition to Arrow 2, Arrow 3, David's Sling, Barak 8, and Iron Dome. [15] Iron Beam uses a fiber laser to destroy an airborne target. Whether acting as a stand-alone system or with external cueing as part of an air-defense system, a threat is detected ...
Iron Beam is a directed-energy weapon made to complement the Iron Dome system by using a high-energy laser to destroy rockets, mortar bombs, and other airborne threats. [80] Development of the system began some time after the joint United States and Israel Nautilus laser development program ended.
Red Sky, a low-altitude air defense system designed for shorter ranges than the Iron Dome. Future systems: Iron Beam, a short range laser directed weapon system designed to intercept against rockets, artillery shells, and mortar bombs. the system is in the advanced testing phase and expectedto enter service in 2025. [9]
Love Letter for Fire is a collaborative album by American singer-songwriter Sam Beam, commonly known as Iron & Wine, and American singer-songwriter Jesca Hoop, released on April 15, 2016, on Sub Pop. Love Letter for Fire was recorded at Flora Recording & Playback in Portland, Oregon.
The common English name hornbeam derives from the hardness of the woods (likened to horn) and the Old English beam, "tree" (cognate with Dutch Boom and German Baum).. The American hornbeam is also occasionally known as blue-beech, ironwood, or musclewood, the first from the resemblance of the bark to that of the American beech Fagus grandifolia, the other two from the hardness of the wood and ...