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California firm’s next 25-kW airborne laser weapon could fry enemy flying objects mid-air
The new air-to-air laser weapon is expected to bolster MQ-9 drone’s power. The airborne laser pod is likely to provide a ...
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Texas A&M Expands Laser/Hypersonic Weapons Tests
Texas A&M recently expanded its RELLIS Campus at Bryan-College Station, Texas, with the opening of its Ballistic Aero-Optics ...
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7,000-mile-range US spy drone gets deadly laser weapon to melt missiles mid-air
In a move that could reshape the US naval fleet defense, General Atomics has unveiled an airborne directed-energy capability integrated into its MQ-9B unmanned aerial platform for the first time. The ...
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Russia’s new combat aircraft A-60 to be armed with high accuracy laser — KRET
All of the plane’s crucial systems will have to be protected from the on-board laser weapons," he explained. KRET is the manufacturer of an overwhelming majority of avionics installed on Russia ...
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Raytheon UK aims for delivery of first high-energy laser weapon system
Raytheon UK is set to receive what it describes as the first high-energy laser weapon system to be tested and integrated in the United Kingdom. The goal is to improve the understanding of how such ...