Lockheed Martin is set to develop a tactical containerized 500 kW laser weapon system to provide combatant commanders with ...
DoD believes the prototypes could lead to a useful alternative to expensive missiles for intercepting drones and cruise ...
An arm of US Aerospace giant Lockheed Martin and specialist firm nLIGHT Defense have been selected to lead development of ...
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High-energy lasers: Pentagon pushes 500-kW systems for cruise missile defense
The U.S. Department of Defense has selected laser technology company nLIGHT to help develop ...
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Rheinmetall and MBDA secure German Navy laser weapon contract
The contract includes development of a full maritime system, covering reconnaissance, target tracking, and engagement ...
The UK plans to arm its Type 45 destroyers with DragonFire lasers by 2027. Discover why this tech could change naval warfare ...
High-energy lasers are spreading around the world. A new field known as counter-directed energy weapons could determine whether U.S. drones can survive them. This article is republished with ...
The Demonstrator Laser Weapon System, acting as a ground-based test surrogate for the SHiELD system, was able to engage and shoot down several air-launched missiles during tests at the High Energy ...
The DragonFire laser systems are expected to be installed on two Type 45 destroyers by 2027, although their effectiveness under combat conditions is still unclear. The rush to service could see the ...
Laser weapons are such an entrenched sci-fi trope that it's easy to forget just how real this tech can be (and is). While we're not exactly close to seeing real-life "Star Wars" space battles, the U.S ...
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Rheinmetall, MBDA to develop laser weapon for German Navy
Rheinmetall and MBDA aim to field an operational laser weapon for the German Navy in 2029.
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