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Boeing’s 5-kilowatt laser weapon takes down heavy drones in landmark CLWS test
Boeing’s laser system took down bigger Group 3 drones in a joint US-Saudi exercise, proving it can stop advanced threats. The ...
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Fact Check: Video artificially generated from photo does not show Navy laser weapon deployment
“the U.S. Navy has not released any videos of High Energy Laser with Integrated Optical-Dazzler and Surveillance (HELIOS) system demonstration on USS Preble (DDG 88).” The weapon is still ...
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LAS-98 Laser Cannon | Helldivers 2
A laser weapon firing a continuous beam. Doesn't require ammunition, but will need heat sink replaced if it overheats. What the LAS-98 Laser Cannon lacks in heavy-hitting firepower, it makes up ...
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US Navy uses AI to train laser weapons against drones
An effort led by the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) used AI to make laser weapons better able to target and destroy multiple drone attacks. With their ability to engage targets at the speed of ...
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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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Europe develops laser weapons
Laser weapons are to be used in the fight against drones in future. By 2030, European laser weapons with an output of 100 kilowatts should be ready for use. Using light against missiles and drones ...
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Chinese Navy Flotilla With Laser-Armed Warship Sails Into Pacific
According to the report, the laser weapon was placed between the Siming Shan's main gun ... includes a small flight deck at the stern and hangar space for up to four Z-8 heavy transport helicopters.