The US Navy (USN) is investing heavily in laser weapons to enhance the lethality and protection of its in-service and future ...
Portable laser weapons are now in U.S. Army units, promising cheap, rapid defense against drones, rockets, and other small ...
The U.S. Army is now testing a more lethal 20kW vehicle mounted LOCUST laser weapon system from AeroVironment (AV) Inc.
A sci-fi staple for decades, laser weapons are finally becoming reality in the US military, albeit with capabilities a little less dramatic than at the movies. Lightsabers -- the favored weapon of the ...
Imagine a battlefield where missiles are intercepted mid-air with beams of light, drones are neutralized in seconds, and the cost of firing a weapon is measured in pennies rather than millions. This ...
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 ...