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A 50 kilowatt-class laser mounted on a US Army Stryker vehicle A European hub for high-energy laser weaponry is to be based in Livingston, Scotland, a big defence firm has said. Raytheon UK said ...

"The future is here," the U.S. Office of Naval Research's Peter Morrison said Monday, as the Navy unveiled a solid-state laser cannon that can disable or destroy surveillance drones and small ...

A laser weapon designed to take out drones has been delivered to the Marine Corps. The Combat Laser Weapons System, or CLaWS, is the first Defense Department-approved ground-based laser authorized ...

Information from the drones can be used to see the vegetation beneath the forest canopy Laser-carrying drones that can see through the forest canopy are being used to protect native Scottish ...

The American division of Leonardo DRS showcased the latest version of its anti-aircraft and anti-drone Stryker at the AUSA ...

However, the French government has also ordered a laser weapon system that will shoot drones out of the sky. "The HELMA-P system provides a calibrated response to drone threats, from blinding the ...