Ukraine’s war with Russia has become a contest of volume and precision, with cheap drones and missiles testing the limits of traditional air defenses. Into that pressure cooker, Kyiv is fielding laser ...
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 ...
The only real laser weapon that saw service during the 20th century was a low-power laser used by the Royal Navy during the 1982 Falklands War to temporarily dazzle and distract enemy pilots. Not that ...
Ukraine has developed a laser weapon capable of shooting down targets from more than a mile away, the country’s drone force commander has claimed Speaking at a defense summit in Kyiv this week, Vadym ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. China showcased dozens of new weapon types and platforms in a grand parade on Wednesday. Many of them, such as its anti-ship ...
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 ...
Laser weapons go mobile as the US Army takes delivery of two 20-kW, anti-drone Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV)-mounted Laser-Oriented Counter-UAS System (LOCUST) Laser Weapon Systems (LWS) from ...
On April 13, the United States Navy announced that it conducted a test of a new laser weapon. According to a statement released by the Navy, “The ground-based laser system... United States Air Force ...
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 ...
Named Tryzub after the golden trident used as a national symbol of Ukraine, Colonel Vadym Sukharevskyi states that the new weapon has a range of over two kilometers. Colonel Vadym Sukharevskyi, ...
An incredible image buried deep in an annual military report released last month shows the U.S. Navy test-firing a high-powered laser weapon at a drone target from one of its warships. The photo of ...
Here’s What to Remember: In November of 2013, the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command used the HEL MD, a vehicle-mounted high energy laser, to successfully engage ...