The last layer of defense. A shield for the free world.

Iris Lab designs and builds counter-drone laser systems, engineered to defend Europe’s frontlines and critical infrastructure.

Counter-UAS Directed EnergyMass Deployable< €1 per EngagementMesh-NetworkedVehicle-MountedFixed-SiteMarinizedFrontline-ReadyCritical InfrastructureEngineered in Europe

The Mission

We build the last layer of defense, the one that protects our lives, our infrastructure and our peace from the most insidious and overwhelming threats.

The sky is no longer safe.

A drone can cost just a few hundred dollars — yet the damage it inflicts runs into the millions. And with each passing day, they grow more resilient, more capable, and harder to stop.

One platform. Every mission.

A modular platform that grows with your mission.

From standalone autonomous effectors to fully orchestrated, networked air defense.

Photon Shield

Autonomous mass-produced mobile laser turret, adaptable to any ConOps.

• FUNCTION High-energy laser (HEL) effector
• DEPLOYMENT Fixed & mobile
• VALUE Mass-produced

Photon Neural

Mission orchestration software for real-time coordination of autonomous assets.

• FUNCTION Mission orchestration
• DEPLOYMENT C2 agnostic
• VALUE Real-time coordination

Photon Dome

Integrated C-UAS solution combining Photon Shields and Photon Neural for area protection.

• FUNCTION Integrated C-UAS
• DEPLOYMENT Mesh network
• VALUE Cooperative defense

Mass Deployable

Built for thousands of deployments, in as many contexts.

Proportionate

A cost proportionate to the threat it defeats.

Mesh-Networked

Every node sees what all other nodes see.

Plug-and-Play

Mounted and online in seconds.

Thought for production line, built for the field.

Laser weapons shouldn't be exceptional.

We engineer manufacturability, deployability and maintainability into the core — and build them in Europe to scale.

Design-to-manufacturing

We engineer every system for manufacturability from day one — so we produce fast, without long supply lead times, and at a fraction of the cost of bespoke defense hardware.

Design-to-deployability

We package each turret to fit existing vehicles, power and detection sensors, so a unit can be moved, mounted and made operational in hours by the forces already in the field.

Design-to-maintainability

We split the system into modular, field-swappable blocks with built-in diagnostics, so a faulty part can be identified and replaced on site by non-experts instead of returning the whole unit to depot.

Built for where it matters.

Engineered for the conditions that count: mud, salt, and contested airspace.

Frontline

Built to protect soldiers and equipment in active conflict zones.

Critical Infrastructure

Made to stand guard over grids, airports, ports and government sites.

Maritime

Engineered to shield vessels and platforms across open water.

The founders.

Nicolas Bourliatoux

CEO

Ex-Bain & Company, Aerospace Engineer at ISAE-SUPAERO.

Dr. Jérémy Le Dortz

CTO

Ex-Cilas, PhD High-Power Lasers at Thales/Ecole Polytechnique.

Back the backbone of European security.

The shield the free world will depend on. For investors and institutional partners ready to stand behind it.