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The German Navy Is Testing a New Laser Weapon

According to Rheinmetall, the German Navy’s directed energy weapon can engage a wide range of targets, including guided ...
Australian defense company Electro Optic Systems (EOS) has recently unveiled the world’s most affordable high-energy laser ...
Today we break down the US Navy’s Laser Weapon System (LaWS)—a real, deployed directed-energy weapon designed to fry sensors, ...
The new laser systems are expected to take out intelligence and surveillance drones, as well as those that can carry ...
Rheinmetall and MBDA have met a major milestone in moving their containerized laser weapon system to market. After a year of ...
The Request for Information does not guarantee that the Army will move forward with projects, but it underscores the ...
The system demonstrated what Rheinmetall described as a first for Europe: successful target engagement “in front of blue sky.
Earlier this summer, Israel made military history. Not with a missile, bomb or bullet — but with a beam of light. In a first for modern warfare, the Israel Defense Forces successfully intercepted ...
The Army may initiate a competition soon to build up to 20 high-energy laser weapons capable of defeating Groups 1 to 3-sized drones, detailing an ...
Based on this, say the partners, an operational laser weapon system could be available to the German Navy as of 2029, ...
A U.S. mercenary volunteering with Ukraine lost $85,000 to a fraudulent “laser weapon” deal, in which two Kyiv men promised a ...
New York fiber laser expert Ji Wang is convicted of economic espionage for stealing U.S. military secrets to benefit China.