a line-of-sight laser-directed energy weapon (LDEW) that can still engage any visible target, including extremely small ones. It was reportedly able to strike a £1 coin from a distance of up to a ...

Quietly and without great fanfare the laser weapon has arrived, and warfare will never be the same. This week Lockheed Martin, the defense contractor behind the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter ...

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 ...

The US Navy has unveiled its impressive new laser weapon, the HELIOS system. An internal military report released in January features the HELIOS system in action aboard a warship, highlighting ...

“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 ...

The Chinese military is exploring a potential laser weapon system to mount on various aircraft to give them an extra edge in a dogfight By Jared Keller Posted on Jan 9, 2020 The Chinese military ...

The laser aboard the Preble accomplished this, so with further testing, it's possible that the Navy's current close-in weapons system ... will next attempt to strike an inbound anti-ship cruise ...

"This WDE [Weapon Delivery Event] expands the Joint Strike Fighter's flexibility when ... guided GBU-38 JDAM with the addition of a DSU-38/B laser seeker which gives it a dual GPS and laser ...

The aircraft's navigation system uses a laser gyro and a Global ... rather than conventional weapon racks, reducing drag and further extending the range of the Strike Eagle. For air-to-ground ...

Scientists are debating different options including using a powerful laser; a nuclear weapon; or ‘ramming’ it with a spacecraft, Whitehouse explains. However, there are practical problems around a ...

The laser weapons shoot down flying drones by burning down engines or other electric equipment in drones with beams of light for 10 to 20 seconds, a DAPA spokesperson explained at a briefing.