For the first time, a laser weapon system (LaWS) was successfully operated aboard a US Navy ship. A demonstration of LaWS took place in November aboard the USS Ponce while it was deployed to the ...
In a major step toward advancing its defense capabilities, South Korea is preparing to deploy its laser-based anti-aircraft ...
Boeing’s laser system took down bigger Group 3 drones in a joint US-Saudi exercise, proving it can stop advanced threats. The ...
In this video of an August test, Lockheed Martin's ATHENA laser weapon system burns down five drones. Laser weapons have huge advantages for the US military since they are silent, invisible ...
The navy laser weapon test used the radar and tracking system of the CIWS. In 2009 CIWS was upgraded so that its sensors could detect speedboats, small aircraft, and naval mines. Knocking down UAVs is ...
The Army and Royal Navy are considering using the laser technology ... high-power laser weapon against an aerial target for the first time in a trial. It is hoped that the test will pave the ...
nLight CEO Scott told an investor conference call discussing the latest results that the company was making good progress on a number of fronts in the race to develop laser weapons, saying: “Another ...
The US military is set to conduct a test launch ... Some Americans have expressed concerns about the nuclear weapon test on the same day as the country is casting their votes for the next president.
A US Air Force bomber tried and failed to launch a test missile for a new hypersonic weapon during a long-awaited first flight test Monday. The Air Force said in a statement that it suffered "a ...