The Defense Department has been aggressively pursuing laser weapons and defense systems, a push that gained significant ...
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 ...
LOCUST counter-drone laser linked to El Paso airspace shutdown highlights how directed-energy weapons are entering real-world ...
When the U.S. Navy’s newest and most advanced aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford deployed for the first time in October 2022, analysts expressed concern that the $13.3 billion behemoth was dead on ...
After years of putting off the drone threat, the U.S. government is trying to do something about it, but policy is struggling ...
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 ...
The U.S. Army has been acquiring multiple versions of the LOCUST laser weapon system to bolster its ability to shoot down hostile drones.
Directed energy weapons may sound like science fiction, but systems like lasers and microwave beams are very much becoming a reality to counter threats like drones on the battlefield and beyond.
The biggest reason for the lag in development of an operational onboard laser system for US Navy (USN) ships likely has more ...
The DragonFire system successfully shot down drones travelling at up to 650km/h at a range in Scotland, just as a £316m contract for its deployment on a Type 45 destroyer by 2027 was awarded. The ...
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 This is not just the US Army dumping some of its outdated stock to an ally ...