The Army Has Officially Deployed Laser Weapons Overseas to …
Apr 24, 2024 · The Army has officially deployed a pair of high-energy lasers overseas to blast incoming enemy drones out of the sky, the service recently confirmed, marking a major …
Latest Military Technology News - Breaking Military News
2 days ago · The US military is testing a new counter-UAS system, the Teledyne Cerberus XL, which can detect up to 500 targets simultaneously. Stay informed about the latest …
Hypersonic weapon startup Castelion has first prototype missile test
WASHINGTON, March 11 (Reuters) - Castelion, a startup trying to build a hypersonic weapon for the Pentagon, tested its system for the first time, it told Reuters on Monday, as a growing …
DragonFire: How lasers could revolutionize the way militaries ... - CNN
Mar 13, 2024 · Newly released video of a test of what the United Kingdom’s Defense Ministry calls the DragonFire, a laser directed energy weapon (LDEW) system, captured what the ministry …
Ride of the Valkyries: The Army Is Getting the US Military's Most ...
Oct 12, 2023 · The Army will receive a platoon of four Indirect Fire Protection Capability-High Energy Laser (IFPC-HEL) laser weapons, dubbed "Valkyrie," from defense contractor …
Welcome to the Laser Wars | WIRED
May 13, 2024 · Following its creation in 1960 by American engineer and physicist Theodore Maiman, the laser—technically an acronym for “light amplification by stimulated emission of …
Laser weapons 'finally' seeing 'real progress,' Missile Defense …
Aug 17, 2023 · MDA granted defense behemoth Lockheed Martin, which has a deep bench in DoD laser weapons development, a $2 million contract last September to explore how directed …
The Technology for Autonomous Weapons Exists. What Now?
1 day ago · Much of the latest technological development is fueled by governments and companies eager to get ahead of the weapons race. That appears to be the case with a recent …
Navy Rapid Capabilities Process Can Now Deploy New Weapons …
Jan 23, 2024 · The experiment on the Ranger was different and is proving out a new way to rapidly field new types of weapons across the U.S. military by mixing and matching mature …
Weapons Technology News - ScienceDaily
May 15, 2024 · Read the latest developments in non-lethal weapons, weapons of mass destruction (WMD), nuclear weapons, chemical weaponry and more.