The Israeli military showed Biden anti-drone lasers moments after he arrived in Israel.
Israeli officials have been sounding the alarm over Iran's fleet of drones for some time.
The Israeli military claimed earlier this month that it had shot down four drones that were headed for a gas rig.
Israel hopes the Iron Beam system will protect it from drones.
The military hardware was described as a "game-changer" by the prime minister.
The Israeli army showed Biden footage of the Iron Dome system intercepting drones and the Iron Beam system which uses laser technology.
Daniel Gold, head of research at Israel's defence ministry, said that Iron Beam would be on the ground in a few years.
The two systems will complement each other, according to him.
The brain of Iron Dome will decide in real time who is going to shoot the missile or the laser.
Israel presented such technology to Biden in order to get Washington to approve a billion dollar package for the Iron Dome system.
The Gaza Strip is controlled by Iran's ally Hamas and Iron Dome has been used to shoot down rockets there.
Bennett priced the Iron Beam at $3.50 per deployment, while the defence system cost around $50,000 per launch.
The new defence system was silent and could intercept incoming missiles.
Uzi Rubin was an Israeli defence ministry specialist in anti-missile systems.
Rubin is based at the Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security.
If we get some American financing for the Iron Beam it will help.
broadening US-backed security cooperation among regional countries with shared hostility towards Iran is a priority for Israel.
After meeting with Israeli and Palestinian officials, the US president will travel to Saudi Arabia.
Since the beginning of the year, Yemen's Iran-backed Huthi rebels have attacked Saudi Arabia and the U.A.
According to the Wall Street Journal, senior Israeli and US military officials visited Egypt to discuss Iranian drones.
Saudi Arabia and Qatar do not have relations with Israel, but they did participate in the talks.
Biden said after arriving in Israel that they would continue to advance Israel's integration into the region.
Eyal Pinko is a former Israeli navy intelligence officer.
Pinko, a specialist at Tel Aviv's Bar-Ilan University, said that there was an understanding that Hezbollah's drones would be a threat to Israeli rigs.
He told Agence France-Presse that Iran was aware that drones were force multipliers.
The Israeli military said that it had captured two Iranian drones in March of 2021.
According to a report published in May, Tehran is positioning itself as a major drone power in the region.
The country built up its vast drone fleet in order to compensate for its old and decaying air force which has been battered by decades of sanctions.
According to Iran's Fars News Agency, Tehran's fleet includes the "Gaza" drones, which can fly for 35 hours.
The White House said on Monday that Iran was preparing to provide Russia with hundreds of drones.
Israel is trying to counter Iranian drones with new technology and alliances, but it may also be on the offensive.
Israeli media reported in March that the army launched an attack on a site in Iran.
Iran's state television broadcasted footage of an underground base for military drones in the mountains.
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