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Chinese Hypersonics Could Wipe Out All U.S. Carriers in 20 Minutes. This Weapon Is America’s Best Defense.
The U.S. is losing the hypersonic arms race to China—but a formidable, new weapon could change the game. When the U.S. Navy’s ...
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General Atomics Develops Airborne Laser Weapon for MQ-9 Drone Systems
General Atomics has confirmed the development of a new airborne laser weapon designed to enhance the capabilities of the MQ-9 ...
Daily Express US on MSN18d
Ukraine claims to have Death Star 'laser weapon' that can blast planes out of sky
Ukraine possesses a laser weapon able to destroy aircraft flying more than a mile above ground and is developing breakthrough ...
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Megawatt laser weapon development drives up nLight sales
Speaking to investors during a conference call to discuss the latest results, nLight’s CEO Scott Keeney said that shipments of key components for the US Department of Defense program to develop a ...
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QinetiQ awarded contract for further work on lasers, future systems and energy weapons
The UK’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) has awarded QinetiQ a £160 million (US$214 million) to continue ...
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Top 5 news of the day: India uses laser-based weapon to shoot down aircraft; China calls on US to 'completely cancel' reciprocal tariffs; and more
India has achieved a significant milestone in defense technology by successfully testing a 30-kilowatt laser weapon capable of neutralizing aircraft, missiles, and drone swarms, developed by DRDO ...
Aviation Week23d
U.S. Army Contract Proposes Mass-Producible Laser Weapons
A Stryker carried a 50-kW laser for shooting down a range of small, fast-moving threats as part of the Army’s Directed-Energy Maneuver–Short-Range Air Defense program. Credit: Jim Kendall/U.S ...
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India Takes Wraps Off New Laser Weapon Demonstrator
The Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) also revealed plans to adapt the technology for maritime and air platforms in the future... India Takes Wraps Off New Laser Weapon ...
The National Interest28d
Ukraine’s “Tryzub” Laser Can Decimate Russian Drones
Laser weapons require precise targeting to maintain ... A phenomenon known as “thermal blooming,” where the laser heats surrounding air and causes the beam to spread, further reduces the ...
CBS News27d
U.K. touts successful test of new radio wave weapon to take down "swarms of drones"
In 2015, U.S. aerospace and defense behemoth Boeing developed a laser weapon capable of taking down an unmanned aircraft by burning components of it from a distance in under 15 seconds.
India.com29d
Star Wars preparations begin in world, laser weapon set to change…, China and Pakistan will be afraid of India’s…
When deployed in swarms, these drones can also bypass advanced air defense systems. Therefore, there is a need for laser weapons. Laser weapons are part of direct energy weapons (DEWs).
AOL28d
U.K. touts test of new radio wave weapon to take down "swarms of drones"
In 2015, U.S. aerospace and defense behemoth Boeing developed a laser weapon capable of taking down an unmanned aircraft by burning components of it from a distance in under 15 seconds.