The ‘Space Laser’ Wars Have Begun—And America Wants to Be First to Develop the High-Powered Weapons
One of DARPA’s concerns is that Russia has allegedly developed a nuclear space-based, anti-satellite weapon that may be ...
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HII Nabs Army Award To Develop High-Energy Laser Weapon
HII will develop and test a prototype high-energy laser (HEL) weapon system to defeat unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) with a ...
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U.S. Military Laser Weapon Programs Are Facing A Reality Check
The U.S. Air Force's vaunted Self-protect High Energy ... fighter firing a high-energy laser weapon. Lockheed Martin Separately in 2020, then-Under Secretary of Defense for Research and ...
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Battlefield lasers: Ukraine unveils potent counter-drone system
Laser weaponry evokes a wide range of emotions, often bringing to mind science fiction films like "Star Wars" or "Star Trek." ...
HII is Awarded Contract to Develop High-Energy Laser Weapon System for the US Army
MCLEAN, Va., March 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HII (NYSE: HII) announced today that its Mission Technologies division was selected to develop an open architecture High-Energy Laser (HEL) weapon ...
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China reportedly wants to slap laser cannons on its fighter jets
The Chinese military is exploring a potential laser weapon system ... missions, as Defense One reported at the time. In April, the Air Force Research Laboratory stated that its Self-protect ...
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Iron Beam: How Israel’s New Laser Weapon Works
Israel’s experimental air-defense system known as the Iron Beam uses laser technology to strike down drones and rockets, but military analysts say the device needs U.S. support to improve its ...
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Here comes the Army’s first laser battalion
The Defense Department expects to stand up its first battalion of Stryker vehicles outfitted with high-powered laser weapons by some time next year, Army officials say By Jared Keller Posted on ...
Space Force wants six kinds of space weapons—including anti-satellite lasers
Saltzman said the Space Force categorizes adversarial space weapons in six categories—three that are space-based and three ...
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Lockheed Martin takes down drones with ATHENA laser system
Laser weapons have huge advantages for the US military since they are silent, invisible, and much cheaper than traditional missiles. More from Military & Defense In this video of an August test ...
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Pick best high heels for self-defense weapon
"A woman should be able to defend herself, regardless of the shoe she is wearing," said Avital Zeisler, a 26-year-old former ballet dancer that teaches a "Stilettos and Self-Defense" class in New ...
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Russian army has cutting-edge laser weapons at its disposal, defense official says
MOSCOW, March 12. /TASS/. Russian army has laser weapons in service, which can hit predetermined targets, Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Borisov said in an interview with Krasnaya Zvezda newspaper ...