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 ...
The Defense Department has been aggressively pursuing laser weapons and defense systems, a push that gained significant attention this week when the use of an anti-drone laser system led to the ...
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 ...
I f you’ve never seen a laser shoot an aircraft out of the sky, the experience can be unsettling. The weapon fits comfortably ...
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This article originally appeared in Popular Science. On Sept. 15, defense giant Lockheed Martin announced that it had delivered a 300-kw laser to the Department of Defense. Developed for a program ...
Russia has been using a Chinese-made laser to shoot down Ukrainian drones despite persistent claims from Beijing that it is not offering military support to Moscow. New footage shows Russian troops ...
Laser beams, robodogs and drone-zapping microwaves, these are the types of weapons that could be deployed on battlefields in the not too distant future. Some are already here. The threat of a wider ...
Saudi Arabia's high-tech gamble on Chinese laser weapons is faltering. In a bid to shield vital oil facilities and billion-dollar Patriot batteries from drone swarms, Riyadh turned to China's ...