Amid waves of Iranian drone attacks, the U.S. Defense Department is pushing to finally field high-energy laser weapons in the next 36 months.
The U.S. Army’s latest laser weapon is no longer a bulky science project strapped to a shipping pallet. It has been squeezed onto small tactical trucks and Joint Light Tactical Vehicles, turning the ...
The directed-energy variant of the M-SHORAD features a 50-kilowatt laser weapon system on a Stryker vehicle. (Jim Kendall/U.S. Army) HUNTSVILLE, Ala. − The U.S. Army is counting on funding in fiscal ...
(CNN) — The Defense Department has been aggressively pursuing laser weapons and defense systems, a push that gained significant attention this week when the use of an anti-drone laser system led to ...
ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- AeroVironment, Inc. (AVAV), a leading provider of counter-unmanned aircraft system (C-UAS) technologies, today announced the successful delivery of two Joint Light ...
FORT SILL, Okla. — In the rolling plains of Oklahoma, the U.S. Army is taking aim at the future of air defense, and it’s powered by lasers. Recently at Fort Sill, Soldiers conducted a live-fire ...