The Defense Department has been aggressively pursuing laser weapons and defense systems, a push that gained significant ...
LOCUST counter-drone laser linked to El Paso airspace shutdown highlights how directed-energy weapons are entering real-world ...
The United Kingdom has quietly pushed a science‑fiction idea into operational reach: a ship and land based laser that can burn through aircraft and drones with concentrated light. DragonFire, a ...
After years of putting off the drone threat, the U.S. government is trying to do something about it, but policy is struggling ...
Directed energy weapons may sound like science fiction, but systems like lasers and microwave beams are very much becoming a ...
I f you’ve never seen a laser shoot an aircraft out of the sky, the experience can be unsettling. The weapon fits comfortably ...
The Navy sees HELIOS and other directed energy weapons as critical capabilities, but has faced persistent challenges in ...
Steve covers military aviation, missiles and space for the Aviation Week Network, based in Washington, DC. U.S. Army Releases Performance Details As Laser Weapons Enter Service is available to both ...
EOS notes that it has already received a “world-first” export order for a 100 kW-class laser weapon system for the Netherlands. The firm also has what it calls a binding conditional agreement with a ...
Israeli defence technology firm Rafael says its Iron Beam directed energy weapon has achieved operational status following ...
The biggest reason for the lag in development of an operational onboard laser system for US Navy (USN) ships likely has more ...
A surprise weapon is hitting Russian tanks in Ukraine: US laser-guided Copperhead 155mm artillery rounds from the 1980s. This is not just the US Army dumping some of its outdated stock to an ally ...